Join writers Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez, Daniel Olivas, Jessica Parra, and Raquel Vasquez Gilliland and hear stories from the heart about all forms of love.
Where: | Nuestras Raíces Stage (Seats 150) ![]() ![]() ![]() |
When: | Sat, Mar 15, 11:30 am - 12:25 pm |
Signing area: | Pima County Public Library/Nuestras Raíces/Craft Tent & Signing Area (following presentation)
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Genre: | Nuestras Raices |
Moderator: | Dra. Karla Silva |
Sponsor: | Session made possible courtesy of Pima County Public Library |
Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez, born in Managua, Nicaragua, is a feminist storyteller and founder of Latina Rebels, a platform with over 300,000 followers. Her latest book, "Tías & Primas: On Knowing and Loving the Women Who Raise Us," celebrates the powerful bonds of Latinx womanhood....
Daniel Olivas is the author of 12 books, including "Chicano Frankenstein" and "My Chicano Heart." Widely anthologized, he has written on literature and culture for The New York Times, Los Angeles Review of Books, Los Angeles Times, Zocálo, Latino Book Review, and Alta Journal....
As a lawyer and daughter of Guatemalan and Cuban bakers, Jessica Parra never objects to an extra slice of cake. She’s a Los Angeles native who loves to write about Latinas with big hair (and chasing even bigger dreams), complicated families, and the healing magic of acceptance....
Raquel Vasquez Gilliland is a Pura Belpré Award–winning Mexican American poet, novelist and painter. She received her BA in cultural anthropology from the University of West Florida and her MFA in poetry from the University of Alaska Anchorage....