As Austin Peay State University formally kicks off Hispanic Heritage Month, students reflected on what it personally means to them.
“Hispanic Heritage Month means love and respect for the generations before us that had implemented this culture and started everything. I focus on my Chicano roots because my family is from Los Angeles. And so a lot of the Mexican-American culture kind of started in California. So this month is just a month of joy and expression. It makes me happy to show off my culture,” said Samantha Rosencrants, a transfer student at Austin Peay State University.
That joy has been amplified by the presence of the Latino Cultural Center on campus, something Rosencrants values deeply after transferring from a university that lacked similar resources…