How I’m Celebrating (Half of) Latine Heritage Month

"Previous years, I have chosen my obligatory half of the month by celebrating in the first half of the month, the last half of the month, and the last half of each day. This year I get to celebrate Latine Heritage Month in the first half of the day! So to make the most of my part of the month, I will be waking up early to have more waking hours in which my Latinidad is celebrated!"

This tongue-in-cheek article pays homage to Adrian's mixed-race identity by exploring (largely nonsensical) ways that they could celebrate only half of Latine Heritage Month. While this is a fun article that largely pokes fun at Adrian themself, it also speaks to a larger phenomenon of compartmentalizing parts of one's identity. Adrian sought to make it ironically clear through this article that someone who is "mixed" is not truly "halved" but rather someone who has claim to multiple components of identity. This underlying message is delivered with full awareness of the complexities and implications of being "half" of anything (while still having fun with it).

The full article can be read at: https://www.trojans360.com/trojans360posts/how-im-celebrating-half-of-latine-heritage-month