Understanding and Appreciating Differences: Day of the Dead – Halloween

This multi-day holiday is celebrated in Mexico and Latin America between October 31-Nov 2.  Here amongst the beautiful diversity of the US, we find celebrations and ornamentation that is also highighting the festivities, but how can we ensure we understand the difference?  Let's learn more.   Day of the Dead or Dia de Muertos has [...]

By |2021-10-22T15:10:45-04:00October 22nd, 2021|Blog|Comments Off on Understanding and Appreciating Differences: Day of the Dead – Halloween
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Day of the Dead – Cultural Exchange

Community Counselor Lili Goodman Freitas (San Francisco, CA) shared with us that one of her Mexican au pairs lost her father 2 months ago. "For the Day of the Dead she supported her host family to construct an altar for their deceased parents and she developed one for her father. This is Cultural Exchange at [...]

By |2018-11-07T20:43:16-05:00November 7th, 2018|Blog|Comments Off on Day of the Dead – Cultural Exchange
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