By: Amy Argueta ‘24 (USC Student Life Guest Blogger)

This past Saturday the USC Latine Student Assembly organized Hecho in LA, an event meant to celebrate Latine culture through food, music, and artists. In McCarthy Quad, various Latine owned student and non-student vendors sold art, clothes, jewelry, and more. Various stalls also sold food from all over Latin America from Mexico to Peru to El Salvador.

By: Nancy Aguilar Sanchez ’22

As a Mexican-American student at USC, here are some of my favorite Latinx artists and media for you to explore in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month:

By: Nancy Aguilar ‘22

Día de los Muertos or Day of the Dead is a holiday of Mexican origin dedicated to remembering and honoring the deceased. The holiday is typically celebrated by cleaning the graves in the cemetery and setting an altar (ofrenda) dedicated to the dead. In the majority of Mexico, Día de los Muertos is celebrated from October 31st-November 1st but the dates there and internationally can extend to over a number of days.