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  • Creative Writing Workshop with Víctor Terán

    Central Library 630 W. 5th Street, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Join the Central Library for a family-friendly writing workshop with Zapotec language activist Víctor Terán. In this multilingual workshop, participants will have the opportunity to generate creative writing in their native languages and create first drafts of several short texts.

  • Creative Writing Workshop with Víctor Terán

    Frances Howard Goldwyn - Hollywood Regional Library 1623 N. Ivar Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Join the Goldwyn Hollywood Library for a family-friendly writing workshop with Zapotec language activist Víctor Terán. In this multilingual workshop, participants will have the opportunity to generate creative writing in their native languages and create first drafts of several short texts.

  • Plants in the Life of a Oaxacan Indigenous Town

    Central Library 630 W. 5th Street, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    A lecture on the incredible biodiversity of Oaxaca and the plants most central to the lives of those in the Zapotec town, San Juan Mixtepec. With Eugene Hunn, Professor Emeritus at the University of Washington and author of the book, A Zapotec Natural History.

  • Teen Hip Hop Workshop with DJ Survive and the Inner City Dwellers

    Sunland - Tujunga Branch Library 7771 Foothill Boulevard, Tujunga, CA, United States

    Join the Sunland-Tujunga Library for a bilingual hip hop workshop with Oaxacan DJ Survive and Inner City Dwellers. Participants will leave with a deeper understanding of the technical skills involved in rhyming, producing beats, and in turntablism.

  • Oaxacan Food Presentation with Soledad Lopez

    Sunland - Tujunga Branch Library 7771 Foothill Boulevard, Tujunga, CA, United States

    Soledad Lopez is credited as the first person to import Oaxacan ingredients to Los Angeles, starting the Oaxacalifornian food craze that continues to gain momentum. She has opened numerous Oaxacan restaurants, including Guelaguetza, and was featured on the Martha Stewart Show for her expertise in Oaxacan cuisine. Join us for a demonstration and tasting of…

  • Blossoms of Fire Film Screening

    Palms - Rancho Park Branch Library 2920 Overland Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Join the Van Nuys Library for a film screening of Maureen Gosling's Blossoms of Fire, a documentary about the beauty and strength of the women of Juchitán, Oaxaca.

  • Haiku in Zapotec: From Oaxaca to Japan and Back

    Central Library 630 W. 5th Street, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Jane Hirshfield and Víctor Terán In conversation with poet and translator David Shook Because of its similar celebration of the beauty of the natural world and focus on compactness, contemporary Zapotec-language poetry shares much in common with the Japanese haiku. Poet Víctor Terán—who’s performed his work from Oaxaca to London—will share some of his translations…

  • Teen Hip Hop Workshop with DJ Survive and the Inner City Dwellers

    Cypress Park Branch Library 1150 Cypress Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Join the Cypress Park Library for a bilingual hip hop workshop with Oaxacan DJ Survive and Inner City Dwellers. Participants will leave with a deeper understanding of the technical skills…

  • Oaxacan Food Demonstration and Tasting with Rocio Camacho

    Junipero Serra Branch Library 4607 S. Main Street, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Join the Junipero Serra Branch Library for a demonstration and tasting of traditional Oaxacan moles with Rocio Camacho.