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The members of the League of Latinos brought a little Latin flavor to the HSU campus on Sep-
tember 17, 2013 through the successful first annual Festival Latino. The event involved upbeat
Latin music, salsa and chips, Hispanic drinks, and live performances.
League of Latinos:
Festival Latino
OCTOBER 2013 VOLUME 1 ISSUE 3
Did you know?
Spanish is the second most
spoken language in the
world.
There are approximately
400 million native Spanish
speakers in the world.
Spanish is the official lan-
guage in 21 countries.
With more than 37 million
speakers, Spanish is, by
far, the most spoken non-
English language in the
U.S.
Inside this issue:
League of Latinos 1
Our People 2
Our Events 3
Our Memories 4
Our Coverage 5
Our Information 6
Our Language: Spanish
The Future of Spanish in the United States
Spanish is the fastest-growing language in the U.S., with the number of speakers up 233% since
1980, when there were 11 million Spanish speakers. As Spanish use has grown, driven primarily
by Hispanic immigration and population growth, it has become a part of many aspects of life in
the U.S. For example, Spanish is spoken by more non-Hispanics in U.S. homes than any other non
-English language and Spanish language television networks frequently beat their English coun-
terparts in television ratings. the number of Spanish speakers is projected to rise through 2020
to anywhere between 39 million and 43 million, depending on the assumption one makes about
immigration.
Source: http://www.pewresearch.org/
Student Profile: Laura De La Cruz
Hometown: Arkadelphia, AR
Occupation: AMWAY representative and part of HSU’s Chick-Fil-A staff
Ms. Dora originates from Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. She has lived in the U.S. for 26 years—17 of which have been in Arkan-sas.
For two years she worked at OBU and part-time at HSU’s dining hall until she took on a full-time job at Henderson.
She has four children whom she has encour-aged greatly to continue with their educa-tion and is proud to see that Hispanics at HSU are willing to make a difference in not only the university but the community as well. “Excellent idea to have an organiza-tion supporting the Latinos that involves the youth in contributing to society and pursuing higher education.”
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OUR PEOPLE
Staff Profile: Dora Zuñiga
Hometown: Little Rock, AR
Major: Dental Hygiene
Campus Involvement: Henderson’s First Year Experience Program and League of Latinos.
Classification: Freshman
Laura, who is known as “Lala” to all of her friends moved to Arkansas at the age of 12 from McAllen, Texas where she was born. She descends from Mexican par-ents. Her father is from Tabasco and her mother grew up in Tamaulipas.
As a first generation college student in her family she became interested in HSU after attending a campus tour. She claims to love the environment “not too small but not too big”.
In her own words: “Now that I’m attending here I love it. The help I get by the teach-ers, staff and upperclassmen is amazing.”
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OUR EVENTS
Upcoming Events
October 15 6:00 pm - Banquet Room Interracial Dating November 1 All Day - Garrison Center Dia de Los Muertos—Day of the Dead November 2 10:00am—2:00pm - Intramural Fields Battle of the Ravine fundraiser November 20 3:00pm - Day Gym Tamales for the Holidays
Page 4
OUR MEMORIES
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OUR COVERAGE
OUR INFORMATION
Page 6
Ms. Cecilia Medina
Communications Officer
League of Latinos
Dr. Veronikha Salazar
League of Latinos Advisor
Associate Dean of Students
(870)230-5231
#HSULatino
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