Latino/Hispanic Heritage Month Program with Bobby Gonzalez

 "Why Hispanics are not 'Spanish': The Cultural Diversity of Latino/as"

Activist and writer Bobby Gonzalez is a nationally known multicultural motivational speaker, storyteller and poet. Born and raised in raised in the South Bronx, New York City, he grew up in a bicultural environment. Bobby draws on his Native American (Taino) and Latino (Puerto Rican) roots to offer a unique repertoire of discourses, readings and performances that celebrates his indigenous heritage.  
 
Bobby has lectured at many institutions including Yale University, the University of Alaska-Fairbanks and the University of Alabama-Huntsville. As a storyteller he’s had the privilege of performing at Carnegie Hall, the Museum of Television & Radio and the Detroit Institute of Arts. He has given poetry readings at the National Museum of the American Indian, the University of North Dakota and the Nuyorican Poets Café.

"Diversity is the one true thing we all have in common.  Celebrate it every day!" B.Gonzalez

Sponsored by Students Organized for Black and Hispanic Unity and Pugh Center