upcoming events.
Women's History Month Celebration at History Park San José
Join us at the La Raza Historical Society of Santa Clara Valley sponsored POETRY LOUNGE in honor of Women's History Month!
Saturday, March 9th from 12:30-3pm
Firehouse at History Park San José
❤️🔥🎙Featuring: Rosanna Alvarez ▪︎ Ana Lilia Soto ▪︎ Elodia Esperanza Benitez ▪︎ Maria Elena Cruz ▪︎ Maribel Martinez ▪︎ Marissa Martinez ▪︎ Mia X Hernández ▪︎ Suzy Huerta Quezada ▪︎ Rebecca Perez Ochoa ▪︎ Yesenia Villa
👑 With a special appearance by Santa Clara County Poet Laureate Yosimar Reyes!
This program is part of a larger celebration in collaboration with History San Jose and Mosaic America. Make sure to register for the event and we'll see you in the Poetry Lounge!
https://bit.ly/4bCx6ip
Featuring:
🔥Women-Owned Lowrider Car Exhibition
🎙Poetry Lounge by La Raza Historical Society of Santa Clara County
🎭 Cultural Performances Co-Curated with Mosaic America
🎨 Crafts, Open Museums, and More!
✨❤️🔥✨ Shout out to the chingona co-organizers (Eliza Arias, Ana Lilia Soto, Dulce Fernandez, Ketzal Gomez, Mia Hernandez, Angelina Loyola, and Corina Herrera-Loera) who rolled with me (Rosanna Alvarez) on this adventure to bring the lowriders, women-owned businesses, and poets into the mix; the mujeres staff at History Park (Monica Pelayo Lock, Sam Ricci, and Elizabeth Thompson) for all the hours, logistics, etc., etc. in creating an annual event within this critical location; and to Mosaic America (Priya Das and company) for an amazing collaboration!!!
A heartfelt thank you to our sponsors:
🌟 Daylight Foods
🌟 Councilmember Omar Torres
🌟 Carl & Marianne Salas
Special shoutouts to our partners:
🌼 Santa Clara County Office of Women's Policy
🌹Mas Dulce, spinning vinyl for the Lowrider Exhibition
🌼 Western Sites Services
🌹Citlali Rose
Register FREE using this link:
👉 https://bit.ly/4bCx6ip.
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Latino Book & Family Festival
On November 4th legendary Dolores Huerta will headline the 72nd Latino Book & Family Festival held – and the first in Sacramento. It will be at the Sacramento City College Campus. There will be Author, Children's, Community, Education, Health, and Food Villages of activities.
2023 International Latino Book Awards
The International Latino Book Awards Celebrates 25 Years of Honoring Books By, For & About Latinos
More than 100 authors will be recognized for their contributions to Latino literature on October 21 at Los Angeles City College.
Featured Speaker: Fireside Chat for SJPLF's Empower-Educate-Engage Series
Join the San Jose Public Library Foundation as we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with local author, Rosanna Alvarez, at our 3rd Empower-Educate-Engage Learn More event.
Mosaic Festival Silicon Valley Poetry Workshop, Reading and Vendor Booth
Join me at the 3rd annual Mosaic Festival!
Register for my poetry workshop: Braiding a Legacy of Belonging
A poetry reading and workshop with award winning author Rosanna Alvarez. Participants will leave with a declarative poem that affirms a sense of place, power, and belonging.
This 2-day celebration, in partnership with School of Arts and Culture at MHP, showcases Silicon Valley’s rich mosaic of cultures while highlighting the common ties that bind us all. Immerse yourself in music, performance, visual art exhibitions, workshops, food, goods and resources that represent over 20 culturally distinct communities that call Silicon Valley home. All ages and cultural attire are welcome to this free event!
Closing Remarks for SVEF 1st Annual Summit
Closing remarks for Silicon Valley Education Foundation (SVEF) 1st Annual Education Summit.
Book Talk & Floricanto Workshop, El Centro at SJSU
Book Talk and Writing Workshop hosted by El Centro, San José State University’s Chicanx/Latinx Student Success Center.
Vendor Booth & Book Signing, MALCS Artisan Market in Santa Cruz
Vending and book signing along with other artisan vendors to benefit 2024 Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social (MALCS) Oaxaca Summer Institute. RSVP REQUIRED.
Latino Heritage Month
Featured speaker hosted by MEChA students at Hollister High School.
Book Signing at the 9th Annual San José Poetry Festival
The 9th Annual San José Poetry Festival presents Small Press Fair will feature short readings from each press and a book fair for community to meet local small presses and authors. Stop by the Ocote Libre Press table at History Park where Rosanna Alvarez will be signing books and introducing community to some exciting upcoming projects.
Santa Clara University Latinx Leadership Incubator
Preparing Broncos for leadership and community engagement in Silicon Valley and beyond.
In light of the Latinx community being California’s largest and fastest growing minority population in California, the goal is to serve the Latinx communities of Silicon Valley and to support diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice for the empowerment and well-being of the Latinx community in our region, across California, and beyond.
SCU is committed to ensuring a successful college transition, especially for students who are the first in their families to attend college and/or are of historically disadvantaged communities. Students selected for the program will have demonstrated “ganas” and commitment to helping their families and elevating their local communities.
The SCU Latinx Leadership Incubator will leverage our location and the SCU Bronco network, with special invitations to Latinx professional leaders in Silicon Valley, to participate in our panels and workshops. As the number of new SCU transfer students grows, we hope to increase the program’s visibility and capacity to include all Latinx students.
This virtual program is open to SCU transfer students with the aim of activating an immediate student-to-student connections and provide insight and access to campus and professional resources in Silicon Valley. We believe that with quality education, strong professional and social networks, combined with guidance and mentorship, our transfer students will rise to become active Bronco leaders on campus, in their professions, and in their communities.
More information available at: https://www.scu.edu/lli/
Master of Ceremonies for La Raza Historical Society 2nd Annual Awards Dinner
As Masters of Ceremonies presenting the 2nd Annual La Raza Award to six distinguished individuals that represent the heart and soul of our Latino community, including: Blanca Alvarado, Jose Carrasco, Victor Garza, Katherine Lucero. Luis Valdez, and Fernando Zazueta.