GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - CMU students and community members met to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. This annual event, held from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm, was put on by The Latino Chamber of Commerce, CMU, and sponsored by Community Hospital, and the City of Grand Junction.

Sep.15 marked the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month, honoring the Hispanic community’s culture, contributions, and achievements.

Hispanic Heritage Month is here, and the Seahawks are proud to celebrate with La Gente, which is our way of bringing everyone together and honoring the flags of these culture-rich countries. Seahawks.com As a part of our La Gente celebration, we are sharing the story of Enrique Plascencia: President for the Sea Hawkers Latin American Booster Club.

My own research demonstrates that, rather than embraced, Latino Americans are often "impostorized" in the workplace, a term I developed myself.

A lot of the strength and growth of the Latino community in the Quad Cities can be attributed to the Ontiveros family. The family launched the company Group O as well as Mercado on Fifth. Those businesses put people to work and helped get dozens of small businesses started.