National Latiné Physicans Day with Dr. Pilar Ortega

Tuesday, October 1, 2024 

National Latiné Physicians Day (NLPD) is on Tuesday, October 1, 2024. The day aims to raise awareness of the need for more Latiné physicians in the United States and the benefits they bring to the Latiné and general population. UCSF NLPD is sponsored by the UCSF Latinx Center of Excellence (LCOE), GME Diversity, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Office of Diversity and Outreach, and La Comunidad en Medicina.

As part of our celebration of this day, we welcome Dr. Pilar Ortega, Vice President, diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for ACGME, to UCSF. Dr. Ortega will kick off the day with Grand Rounds at ZSFG and conclude with a Reception including SOM Leadership, faculty, staff, and students at Parnassus (CS-0101).

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Cafecito Con Pan

Wednesday, October 2, 2024 | 11 am - 1 pm 

Millberry Union 102, Parnassus Campus

Join the LGBTQ Resource Center, the Multicultural Resource Center, and Undocumented Student Services  for some coffee, pan dulce, tea, and to meet new community members!

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BCH Cafecito 

Friday, October 11 | 10 am - 11:30 am (in person)

OPC 1 Artrium, BCH Oakland

Sponsored by the BCH Chicanx Latinx Campus Association 

UCSF Chicanx Latinx Heritage Month Reception 

Wednesday, October 30, 2024 | 6 pm - 9 pm

UCSF Faculty-Alumni House, 745 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco

Join us as we gather to celebrate the spirit of community and culture during Chicanx Latinx Heritage Month with food, entertainment, and more.

Enjoy an evening of fellowship and networking with an esteemed panel of UCSF faculty members and alumni professionals as we honor the contributions of our community and the beauty of cultural traditions that fuel our practice.

This event is open to everyone as we recognize the importance of increasing diversity in the health care workforce while enjoying the richness of Chicanx Latinx culture. Co-sponsored by the Alumni Association of UCSF, UC Chicanx Latinx Alumni Association, and the UCSF Latinx Center of Excellence.

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Thank you to the UCSF Library for making these titles available to the UCSF community.

• Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Barcia Marquez (2014). International Bestseller; "A love story of astonishing power" ( Newsweek), the acclaimed modern literary classic by the beloved Nobel Prize-winning author. 
• Hunger of Memory by Richard Rodgriguez (2004). Hunger of Memory is the story of Mexican-American Richard Rodriguez, who begins his schooling in Sacramento, California, knowing just 50 words of English, and concludes his university studies in the stately quiet of the reading room of the British Museum.
• Dominicana: A Novel by Angie Cruz (2019). A Good Morning America Book Club Pick Shortlisted for the 2020 Women's Prize for Fiction "Through a novel with so much depth, beauty, and grace, we, like Ana, are forever changed." Angie Cruz's Dominicana is a vital portrait of the immigrant experience and the timeless coming-of-age story of a young woman finding her voice in the world.
• Plantains and Our Becoming: Poems by Melania-Luisa Marte (2023). Poet and musician Melania Luisa Marte opens Plaintains and Our Becoming by pointing out that Afro-Latina is not a word recognized by the dictionary. But the dictionary is far from a record of the truth. What does it mean, then, to tend to your own words and your own record—to build upon the legacies of your ancestors? Plaintains and Our Becoming is “a full-throated war cry; both a request for anointment and the responding bendición” (Elizabeth Acevedo).
• Solito: A Memoir by Javier Zamora (2022). New York Times Bestseller Read With Jenna Book Club Pick as seen on Today Winner of the Los Angeles Times Christopher Isherwood Prize for Autobiography Winner of the American Library Association Alex Award. A young poet tells the inspiring story of his migration from El Salvador to the United States at the age of nine in this “gripping memoir” (NPR) of bravery, hope, and finding family.
• The Sons of El Rey by Alex Espinoza (2024). “This is a knockout.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
  One of the Today Show’s Most Anticipated Books of 2024 One of Time’s New Books to Read this Summer One of the Los Angeles Times’s Books You Need to Read this Summer. “A masterful exploration of a family reckoning with its most sacred secrets. Mesmerizing and unflinching, Espinoza’s luchadores will wrestle their way deep into your heart.” —Patricia Engel, New York Times bestselling author. A timeless, epic novel about a family of luchadores contending with forbidden love and secrets in Mexico City, Los Angeles, and beyond.
• The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio (2020). National Book Award Finalist. One of the first undocumented immigrants to graduate from Harvard reveals the hidden lives of her fellow undocumented Americans in this deeply personal and groundbreaking portrait of a nation.

  “Karla’s book sheds light on people’s personal experiences and allows their stories to be told and their voices to be heard.”—Selena Gomez. Finalist for the NBCC John Leonard Award Named a Best Book of the Year by the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times Book Review, NPR, the New York Library, Book Riot, Library Journal, and Time.

• Violeta [English Edition]: A Novel by Isabel Allende (2022). New York Times Bestseller. This sweeping novel from the author of A Long Petal of the Sea tells the epic story of Violeta Del Valle, a woman whose life spans one hundred years and bears witness to the greatest upheavals of the twentieth century. “An immersive saga about a passion-filled life.”—People. One of the Best Books of the Year: PopSugar, Real Simple, Reader’s Digest. 

The BCH Chicanx Latinx Campus Association (CLCA) held our inaugural gathering on September 17, 2021. Our meetings have been vibrant, exciting and forewarding thinking. Our members have high expectations and are highly movitated to promote our Latinx heritage, culture, and professionalism. We welcome all of our Latinx family and allies to come join us. BCH CLCA aims to create advancement, community and support for our Chicanx, Hispanic, and Latinx BCH staff.

BCH CLCA is led by Cristina Fernandez and Ada Godinez Robinson, BSN, PHN, RN. 

Monthly meetings are held every 2nd Friday at 2 pm. For more information, please email [email protected] 

CLCA Co-Chairs (l-r): Richard Flamburis, Cristina Fernandez, Ada Godinez Robinson, RN, and Jae Rouse, MSHA, MA