“South of the Border” Party Changes Latina’s View of University
Tagged: border, latina, studentPosted on: March 8th, 2007“A few weeks ago I saw a number of photos from a party at my school, Santa Clara University SCU. The photos were of a race-themed party called “South of the Border.” These photos captured Santa Clara University students dressed as domestic service workers, janitors, cholos and cholas Mexican American gangsters, along with other stereotypical images of Latinos.
The moment I saw these images I was sick to my stomach. There are no words to describe what I felt, but surely it was not a surprise. Approaching the final quarter of my senior year, I have seen racism on the SCU campus, but in this case, students were publicly displaying a lack of respect for the Latino community.”
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