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EL CHICANo Weekly

Vol 58, NO. 40

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CSUSB celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month with wor kshops, s eminar s, year-round initiat ives By Manny B. Sandoval

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n conjunction with National Hispanic Heritage Month (NHHM), California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) is enriching its students with interactive workshops, virtual forums, LatinX film screenings and initiatives throughout the year, with a focus on Latino college completion. From September 15 to October 15 the University and the Nation will continue to recognize the contributions Hispanic and LatinX Americans have made to U.S. culture, history, achievements and more.

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According to the University, this year’s theme is, “Embracing our gente, raices, and identities to define our future,” to celebrate the national month, which was enacted into law only in 1988.

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“It’s unfortunate that we live in

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Members of the CSUSB Acto Latino Theater Group celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month in the Santos Manuel Student Union.

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El Sol: We want to empower the community By Eric Sandoval

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l Sol is a non-profit organization based in San Bernardino that is built on training dedicated and passionate Community Health Workers (CHW) to help educate and build their communities. “What we do is recruit CHWs from within their respective communities, to then train them to help educate their community,” explained Alex Fajardo, Executive Director of El Sol. This training center is vital to execute the work El Sol does. This is the beginning of change for each of their CHWs and their respective communities.

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“When we recruit, we want those that are passionate about their community,” said Fajardo.

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El Sol has a focus on building the community by educating

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PHOTO EL SOL Training session for Community Health Workers at the El Sol facility in San Bernardino. Volunteers learn about various health topics that include diabetes, mental health, and covid-19, to name a few, and take that knowledge back into their communities to raise awareness.


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