September 15 - October 15 is Latinx Heritage Month! We encourage you to show your UCSF PRIDE by sharing your Latinx Heritage with your colleagues and friends. Here are a few ways you can share.
- Change your social media and Zoom profile picture to reflect your Latinx Heritage
- On Zoom use a virtual background showing your Latinx Heritage (Bonus if the photo is one your took yourself)
- Add "Latinx Heritage Month" and/or an image showing your Latinx Heritage to your Email Signature
Latinx Heritage Month Zoom Backgrounds
Please download any of these virtual backgrounds and add them to your Zoom by following these steps:
- In the Zoom.us desktop client, go to 'Settings' as noted above and select 'Visual Background'.
- Using the (+) icon, upload your new background.
Download the Zoom Backgrounds HERE
UCSF EVENTS
Latinx Heritage Month Special Menus
Wednesdays, September 21th - October 12th, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Check the menus for featured cuisines of Argentina, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Peru.
Loteria Night
November 3 | 6 pm - 8 pm
Location: Nursing Mezzanine Lounge (above Laddle&Leaf - Parnassus)
Join in to play millienial Loteria. Food and drinks will be provided.
¡Bailamos!: Night of Latinx Dancing
Wednesday, October 26 | 6 pm - 7:30 pm
In-Person + Outdoors
Mission Bay- 550 East Gene Friend Way (next to Double Shot Espresso)
Please join the LGBT Resource Center, Multicultural Resource Center of the Office of Diversity & Outreach, and the Latinx Heritage Month Planning Committee 2022 at UCSF for this collaborative event to welcome you all for an in-person + outdoor celebration in honor of the Open House of the Office of Diversity and Outreach, Latinx Heritage Month, and Diversity Month!
We will have a live band, dance lesson, and light appetizers will be provided while supplies last.
UCSF COVID POLICY for events will be upheld and strongly encourage everyone to protect and keep ourselves safe by wearing a mask and social distancing during this event.
RSVP is kindly required. Open to all members of UCSF. We will have a registration table for attendees to check-in with their badge & ask you to complete the UCSF Daily Health Screener prior to your arrival.
Celebrating Cultura: Embracing our Heritage and Belonging
Tuesday, October 18, 2022 | 12 pm - 1 pm
Join us in celebrating Latinx Heritage Month with a panel discussion on culture, identity and belonging. Co-sponsored by CLCA, BCH CLCA, BCH DEI/AR Council
Special Guest: Dr. Ralph Gonzales, Associate Dean for Clinical Innovation and Chief Innovation Officer for UCSF Health
Moderator: Marliz Copado, Strategic Sourcing Professional
Panelists:
- Carina De La Cueva, 4th year medical student
- James Rouse Iniguez, CLCA Co-Chair
- Alejandra Rincon, Assistant Vice-Chancellor and Chief of Staff, Office of Diversity and Outreach
- Aday Robinson, BCH CLCA Co-Chair and NICU DEI/AR Chair
- George Weiss, BCH VP of Operations and Ambulatory Services
Latinx Cooking Night
Wednesday, September 28 | 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Please join the Society of the Advancement Chicanx and Native American Scientists and the Latinx Heritage Month Planning Committee 2022 at UCSF for a night of Puerto Rican cuisine & music as we make Pastelón with Nilsa La Cunza! This event is open to all members of UCSF. We invite everyone to view the ingredient and recipe list here in preparation for the event.
Please feel free to forward to your members and peers
Collaborators & Planning Committee
- Society of the Advancement Chicanx and Native American Scientists
- National Hispanic Pharmacy Association
- Hispanic Student Dental Association
- Chicanx Latinx Campus Association (SF & Oakland)
- Latino Medical Student Association
- Multicultural Resource Center
Virtual Ofrenda
September 15 - October 31, 2022
For Latinx Heritage Month 2022, we invite all members of UCSF to join the collective of Latinx organizations & the Multicultural Resource Center at UCSF in participating in our virtual ofrenda (offering) by placing an object, image, and words to dedicate to a loved one. Please honor and respect this space.
LATINX/HISPANIC at UCSF
Meet the new Chicanx Latinx Campus Association Leadership
BCH CLCA Chapter
Aday Robinson
BCH CLCA Co-Chair
What is your role at BCH?
I am a registered nurse in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Children’s Hospital Oakland and hold a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing. In addition, I chair the NICU Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Anti-racism (DEI/AR) Brave Space and
Co-Chair Benioff Children’s Hospitals Chicanx, Latinx, Campus Association (BCH CLCA). For the past 20 years, I have mentored Oakland high school students through the CHAMPS program at BCH-Oakland.
What is your personal story? How did you get here?
I’m a Latina woman that grew up with loving and supportive Latinx parents. Through their encouragement and support, I pursued a career in the nursing field and began my nursing career, at BCH-Oakland, right out of nursing school. I have followed my mom’s motto, never give up, learn as much as possible, and always give back to your community. I am proud to say that I have been at BCH-Oakland for the past 34 years and counting!
What does CLCA mean to you?
As a Latinx woman, I have had to overcome many hurdles, both in my personal and professional life. My goal is to help others overcome some of the hurdles they may be facing. My involvement in DEI/AR and CLCA has helped me work towards creating a more equitable environment for people of color, especially women of color. Using my knowledge and understanding of my Latinx heritage and culture and evidence-based studies, I hope to pave the way for women of color to have more opportunities to grow and succeed in all forms. As the Co-Chair of CLCA and a steering committee member of BCH DEI/AR, I know I am doing my part to give back to my community while advancing our DEI/AR efforts and representing my community with PRIDE.
Cristina Fernandez
BCH CLCA Co-Chair
What is your role at BCH?
I maintain CME compliance for BCH Oakland and coordinate CME compliant activities for our pediatric clinicians.
What is your personal story? How did you get here? I interviewed with my supervisor and was fortunate enough to be hired 9 years ago.
Give reflections on being Hispanic/Latinx and include a favorite aspect of your heritage. I would have to credit my family , particularly my mother, for being a shining example of what tenacity and hard work can achieve. I'm not sure if it's a Latina thing, but it was definitely a "Julita" thing.
What does CLCA mean to you? I believe in its mission to support Latinx and Spanish-speaking families & staff AND to help senior management and board members move our enterprise toward more health and workplace equity.
What does National Latinx Heritage Month mean to you? While I believe it's a time to celebrate our culture, I also believe that "heritage" is alive for more than just a month.
UCSF CLCA
James "Jae" Rouse Iniguez
CLCA Co-Chair
Jae (they/them) are well known to us in CLCA having served the past three years supporting our communications, events, and strategy efforts as a member of the CLCA Steering Committee. Jae is a management and leadership expert working in a variety of settings, including community engagement, training and education, and operations at UCSF. They are alumni of UCSF, and a current doctoral student in education with a focus on urban leadership at Johns Hopkins University, where they are studying how to improve pipelines for health care leadership.
Richard Flamburis
CLCA Co-Chair
Richard (he/him) is a manager with the UCSF School of Medicine who has been a member of the University community for over a decade. Although Richard is relatively new to CLCA, he has worked closely with other UCSF campus associations, such as Staff Assembly where he served as Treasurer for four years. Richard also had the privilege to participate as a UCSF representative for the Council of the University of California Staff Assemblies.
Latinx/Hispanic at UCSF
- Chicanx Latinx Campus Association
- Chicanos/Latinos in Health Education
- Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center (ETAC) for the Latino Access Initiative
- Latino Center for Medical Center and Research
- Latino Mental Health Research Program
- Latinx Center of Excellence
- Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science at UCSF
- UC President's Chicano Latino Advisory Council
CLCA Retreat 2019
LATINO vs. HISPANIC vs. LATINX
- Who You Calling 'Hispanic'? - NPR Code Switch, 9/22/21
- What's the difference between Hispanic, Latino and Latinx? - UC News, 10/6/21
- Hispanic vs. Latino vs. Latinx: A brief history of how these words orginiated - Remezcla, 9/14/18
- Is it Hispanic, Chicano/Chicana, Latino/Latina, or Latinx? - Exploratorium
- Latinx? Latino? Hispanic? A linguistics expert explains the confusion - ABC News, 1/15/22
- About one-in-four U.S. Hispanics have heard of Latinx, but just 3% use it - Pew Research Center, 8/11/20
- Hispanic, Latino, Latinx: What's the Difference? - Salud America!, 9/12/21
- Stop using 'Latinx' if you realy want to be inclusive - Pennsylvania Capital Star, 9/12/22
- Latino civil rights organization drops 'Latinx' from official communciation - NBC, 12/9/21
- Why people are split on using 'Latinx' - CNN, 8/12/20
- 'Latinx' is growing in popularity. I made a comic to hlep you understand why. - Vox, 10/23/19
- From Hispanic to Latine: Hispanic Heritage Month and the terms that bind us - New York Public Library, 9/29/20
- Let's nix Latinx: Latine is the word you were already looking for - The Diversity Movement, 1/18/22
LATINX RESOURCES IN THE BAY AREA
Business Professionals
- Association of Latino Professionals for America
- Hispanic Chamers of Commerce of San Francisco
- Latino Leadership Alliance
- San Francisco Bay Area Hispanic Chambers of Commerce
- SF La Raza Lawyers and Bay Area Latino Lawyers Fund
- Silicon Valley Latino
Community Centers/Foundations
LATINX HEALTH DISPARITIES
LATINX YOUTH HEALTH DISPARITIES
- HHS Office of Population Affairs - The Changing Face of America’s Adolescents
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - InsureKidsNow.gov - Health Disparities among Hispanic Youth
- A National Portrait of the Health and Education of Hispanic Boys and Young Men – September 2016
- Reducing Health Disparities for Hispanic Children with Special Health Care Needs – Feb 2013
- Latino Disparities in Youth Incarceration by the Sentencing Project - 2017
- Well-Being of U.S. Latino Youth Differs by Ethnic Background – July 19, 2017
- Mental Health and Latino Kids: A Research Review by Salud America! – September 2017
CALIFORNIA LATINX HEALTH DISPARITIES
- Latinx Health Equity in California: Facing Disparities and Building for the Future. A Report by Hispanics in Philanthropy and the University of California, San Francisco. – September 2018
- Health Disparities by Race and Ethnicity: the California Landscape – California Health Care Almanac, October 2019
- In a Statewide Disparity, More Latino Children Lack Health Insurance by California Health Report – September 11, 2019
NATIONAL LATINX HEALTH DISPARITIES
- HHS Office of Minority Health - Minority Population Profiles: Hispanic/Latino Americans
- HHS CDC - Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month!
- HHS CDC – Health of Hispanic or Latino Population
- HHS CDC – Health of Mexican American Population
- HHS SAMHSA – Behavioral Health Equity: Hispanic/Latino
- US Census Bureau – Facts for Features; Hispanic Heritage Month 2020
- U.S. Department of Education - White House Hispanic Prosperity Initiative
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Hispanics in the US: Celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month 2017
- Pew Research Center – Hispanic Latino Demographics
- Center for American Progress: Health Disparities by Race and Ethnicity – May 7, 2020
- American Cancer Society – Cancer Facts & Figures for Hispanics/Latinos 2018-2020
- League of United Latin American Citizens – Latino Health Disparities
- National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families
VIDEOS
12 Facts About Hispanic Heritage Month
September 25, 2018
Latino or Hispanic? What's the difference? - BBC News
November 5, 2019
Latinos Are Not All The Same | Gabriel Iglesias
Jan 23, 2020
A conversation with Latinos on Race
New York Times - March 7, 2016
Hispanic Heritage Month
NowThis- Sep 25, 2018