Two time Pura Belpré winner, author/illustrator Angela Dominguez will speak in Spanish about her children's books.
Place: Bank Street College Library Date: Friday, May 19, 2017 Time: 5:00-6:30 pm. Dominguez is a native of Mexico City. She is the author and illustrator of numerous works including: Santiago Stays, Marta Big & Small, Knit Together, How Do You Say?/¿Cómo se Dice? and Let's Go Hugo. Free for Spanish speaking members of the Bank Street community and alumni. Non-native speakers welcome and encouraged to attend. This is a program for adults. Presented by the Center for Children’s Literature and the Graduate School of Education. Refreshments served. |
A conversation with artist/activist Diana López and poet/art curator Luis Pérez-Oramas
Thursday, May 4th, 2017 6:00 PM 304 Barnard Hall (3009 Broadway, at W. 117 St. crosswalk, NY, NY) Please join the Forum on Migration at Barnard College, the Greater Caribbean Studies Center at Columbia University, and the Institute of Latin American Studies at Columbia University for a conversation with artist/activist Diana López and poet/art curator Luis Pérez-Oramas. |
At the Tenement Museum, a day doesn’t go by without a visitor saying, “Immigrants back then were different.” Or maybe it’s the claim that “back then” they were legal, learned English, or worked hard. As we strive to understand all points of view and engage productive conversation, we bring together an expert panel to examine the pervasive myths about immigrants past and present, why and how they have persisted over time, and ways to address them today.
Panelists include
May 10, 2017 6:30-8:00 PM Lower East Side Tenement Museum 103 Orchard Street, New York NY 10002 Contact Phone: Contact Email: [email protected] FREE |