Xanath Caraza
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| La Clase, Healing Traditions Across Borders at CSUN |
What a magnificent visit to California State University-Northridge
and LA I had. The Chicana/o Studies Department at CSUN outdid themselves; I was
and I am honored to be part of their 45th anniversary
celebration. Lara Medina and María Elena Fernández, gracias for such a meaningful
journey para mí and for such careful planning.
Now that my wonderful journey to LA is wrapped up, Chicago and Appleton,
WI are next.
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| Mujeres
de Maíz |
In LA, my activities included visiting two classes,
The Chicana/o and the Arts and
Healing Traditions Across Borders, and
giving two poetry workshops, in addition to two more community presentations; I
was invited to be part of the
13th
Anniversary of Tia Chucha’s Cultural Center and to participate in
La Palabra Reading Series.
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| The Chicano House at CSUN |
Socializing was part of this marvelous trip to LA. My familia
from La Bloga was supporting every step of my trip. On Friday evening, I had dinner with el mismísimo Em Sedano, Barbara and Lara
at Camilo’s Bistro, qué rico! On
Saturday, Daniel Olivas joined my
Saturday poetry presentation and poetry workshop at the Chicano House at CSUN.
Saturday dinner was with professors
from CSU at La Parrilla in Boyle
Heights.
Here are some powerful photos of este viaje de sueño, that Lara and I have been
planning for almost a year. What a deep and meaningful trip. Gracias
Karineh Mahdessian, Daniel Olivas y Lara Medina por las fotos.
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| En Camilo's con Lara, Em y Barbara |
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| Mural en CSUN |
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| Tia Chucha's Cultural Center |
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| En La Parrilla con los profesore de CSUN |
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| Poetry Workshop |
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| En Tia Chucha's Cultural Center con Luis Rodriguez y Neelanjana Banerjee |
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| Con Heriberto Luna en su estudio |
Chicago and Appleton,
WI Next:
Continuando en el Midwest,
on Saturday, March 29 at 6 p.m., I’ll
be in Appleton, WI for an Art Salon Poetry Reading Presentation and
Poetry workshop at 1018 W. Taylor Street, Appleton, WI 54914. Be my guest and join me if you are around.
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| El Poster |
Es todo por hoy. Ciao, chao.
Whirlwind visit that was tons of fun for me and Barbara. Xánath, you wowed them on the coast!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed every minute of my visit, life changing and meaningful journey. Viva la poesía! Saludos!
ReplyDeleteWhat a joy to listen to you read your work. And I was honored to be present while the young women at CSUN expressed themselves through poetry with your guidance.
ReplyDeleteWhat a joy to listen to you read your work. And I was honored to be present while the young women at CSUN expressed themselves through poetry with your guidance.
ReplyDeleteDaniel, gracias and thank you for attending el taller de poesía at CSUN. Viva la poesía!
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