Access to the Library catalog, My Account, Libby, Hoopla, and some third-party services will be unavailable on Wednesday, June 3 starting at 9 pm due to server maintenance. Services are expected to resume in the early morning hours of Thursday, June 4.
Join us as we celebrate our living Chicanidad! This event will feature short plays, spoken word and poetry that celebrates the vibrant culture and talent of the Chicanx community.
Sponsors Operation Street Kidz and Samantha Nieves have gathered together some of the best Chicanx voices to present their living work. The event features the short plays, Awakening, written by Maria Martinez and directed by Jacqueline Guido, El Camino del Jardinero written and performed by Miguel Angel Lopez, and excerpts from Electricidad by Luis Alfaro performed by Julia Chavez. Professor Robert Cristo will share his presentation, The Chicano Movement: Vive y Sigue. A monologue by Valerie Vega and the poetry of Samantha Nieves and Vibiana Aparicio Chamberlin will round out this wonderful celebration.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Theatre, Film, & Media | History, Society, & Culture | Entertainment | Books, Poetry, & Writing |
TAGS: | Chicano Resource Center |
The Chicano Resource Center (CRC) was established in 1976 to serve the information needs of the Mexican-American (Chicano) community and to make information about the history and culture of this group available to the general public. The Chicano Resource Center is located in East Los Angeles Library.
