{"id":49879,"date":"2019-09-10T16:17:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-10T21:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=49879"},"modified":"2024-11-08T16:20:01","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T21:20:01","slug":"acc-honors-hispanic-heritage-at-diez-y-seis-celebration-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2019\/09\/10\/acc-honors-hispanic-heritage-at-diez-y-seis-celebration-3\/","title":{"rendered":"ACC honors Hispanic Heritage at D\u00edez y Seis Celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/accdistrict\/albums\/72157699863406621\/\" title=\"Diez y Seis by Austin Community College, on Flickr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/1895\/30876315998_3df22a0b33.jpg' width='800' height='600' alt='2018 Diez y Seis'><\/a><script async src='https:\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js' charset='utf-8'><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Austin Community College (ACC) celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with its 12th annual D\u00edez y Seis event Monday, September 16, from noon to 1 p.m. at Eastview Campus (3401 Webberville Rd.).<\/p>\n<p>Former Texas Senator Gonzalo Barrientos, who served in the Texas legislature from 1975 to 2007, will serve as special guest speaker.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hope to inspire many young Latinos to participate in local, state, and national politics,\u201d says Peck Young, ACC Center for Public Policy &amp; Political Studies (CPPPS) director. \u201cThis event offers an opportunity to connect with the college and community and reflect on our rich history.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The cultural celebration commemorates Mexico\u2019s declaration of independence and Texas\u2019 first Independence Day. Through historical narratives, guests will learn about the bi-national ties that shaped the economy, politics, and traditions of Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Students and guests will enjoy traditional food, live music from Johnny Degollado y su Conjunto, and performances from Roy Lozano\u2019s Ballet Folklorico.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The event, presented by the ACC Center for Public Policy &amp; Political Studies, is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/cppps\/\">austincc.edu\/cppps <\/a>or call 512-223-6360.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Austin Community College (ACC) celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with its 12th annual D\u00edez y Seis event Monday, September 16, from noon to 1 p.m. at Eastview Campus (3401 Webberville Rd.). Former Texas Senator Gonzalo Barrientos, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2019\/09\/10\/acc-honors-hispanic-heritage-at-diez-y-seis-celebration-3\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3930,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,15,17],"tags":[160,448,744,1120,903,449],"class_list":["post-49879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business-and-community","category-facstaff-news","category-news-and-announcements","tag-cppps","tag-diez-y-seis","tag-eastview-campus","tag-gonzalo-barrientos","tag-hispanic","tag-hispanic-heritage-month"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49879","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3930"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49879"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49879\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}