LHC Spanish Club to examine Spanish-speaking cultures
13th April 2009
Angelina Ortiz, an associate faculty member on Mohave Community College’s Lake Havasu City campus, speaks to a group about Spanish-speaking countries and their cultures during a National Hispanic Heritage Month event on campus. In Room 303 at 3:30 p.m. on April 21, Ortiz will join other local Hispanics in discussing their backgrounds growing up in different cultures. Panelists include: Dr. Owen Williams, born in the United States but grew up in El Salvador; Ortiz, who is deaf and was born in Mexico. She is bilingual in English and American sign language; Luis Lopez, a prominent local Hispanic and politician who began his life as a migrant farm worker; and Dr. Nicolas Sanchez, president of MCC’s Lake Havasu City campus, who grew up in New Mexico. The meeting is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. For more information contact Anne Frazier at 505-3321 or afrazier@mohave.edu