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Now in paperback from Harvard University Press and Stanford Associate Professor Ana Raquel Minian, Undocumented Lives: the Untold Story of Mexican Migration.
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✨This!! Mark your calendars!!✨Join me and @writerreynagrande as we kick off the book release of #SomeWhereWeAreHuman in Los Angeles! Sunday June 5th from 3-6pm. Come celebrate our #migrant communities, our contributors, and our stories!! What better way to kick off #Pride and #immigrantheritagemonth than with this celebration! Stay tuned for more information. #undocumented #undocuqueer #LA #migration #art #book (at Los Angeles, California)
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#happymothersday to all the migrant mamás out there that carved all the beautiful magical worlds we be imagining. Love to all of us moving through all the tender and complicated relationships. Love to all our movement mother’s that made us into these leaders and community organizers we are now and are becoming. Love to all who move through all the aches of mourning moms and abuelitas that have passed away in our home countries. Shout outs to all of our aunts and titi’s. Shout outs to all of us also being mami’s and daddy’s to ourselves and to our fur babies and green babies ( dogs / cats / plants). #migrant #undocumented #family
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✨So excited to share with you all the official launch of @houseofalegria ✨This project began as an idea i had in 2016 to support the next generation of emerging migrant creatives. We at House of Alegría believe that migrant and Queer/Trans/Non-Binary creatives deserve space to imagine, deserve time to rest, deserve to be in a nurturing ecosystem that feels regenerative and collaborative. We trust in the power of artists and storytellers, and their self-determination and autonomy. We wish to cultivate the shared knowledge of our cultural workers and move towards a world where migrant and Queer/Trans/Non-Binary artists are supported in their craft, growth, creativity, and imagination. And we do this through an Artist in Residence Program, in house publishing press, community workshops, and consultations. Our 2022 Inaugural Artist in Residence is @alexa_lapintora .
*To read more about the multiple parts of this project visit HouseofAlegría.com
House of Alegría is named after my paternal grandmother, Alegría Guiñansaca. An Indigenous Kichwa woman born in Cumbe, Ecuador.*Alegría is a Spanish word which translates to “joy” in English. In her honor, and in the same sentiment this multi-fold project is intended for migrant artists who are looking for a “home” that honors, respects, and celebrates their artistry and well-being. A big gratitude to Advisory Board for supporting this dream of mine . So much more to come! #undocumented #migrant #artist #art #publishinghouse #artistinresidence #culturalworker #qtpoc #queer #nonbinary
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✨This! Finally able to share the cover for #SomeWhereWeAreHuman and announce the release date of June 7th!! A year and a half ago I did not know I would embark on this journey, and I’m sure my tiny middle school migrant #undocumented self would not believe that in the future a library would carry a book that I co-edit , and feature poems, essays, and art work by other #undocumented ( formerly undocumented) folks. This book is a collection of 41 groundbreaking essays, poems, and artwork featuring award-winning writers, artists, and activists, with a foreword by Viet Thanh Nguyen @Viet_t_nguyen . It is a project that comes with love and I’m eternally grateful to the brilliant poets and visual artists and essayist . Special shout outs to the poets because we got to work really close this past two years and your poems will live in my heart for ever. This is for us by us. Thank you to my co-editor @WriteReynaGrande for being the Virgo to my Gemini and for tag teaming this large project! You can now Pre-order #SomeWhereWeAreHuman on bit.ly/3oeJvlx [Published by @HarperViabooks @HarperCollins ]
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