THIS PROGRAM IS CONDUCTED IN BOTH SPANISH AND ENGLISH.
Bob Holman, Vincent Medina, Odilia Romero Hernández, and Virginia Carmelo with linguist Leanne Hinton
In conversation
October 21, 2017 | ALOUD @ Central Library
The essence of who we are is wrapped up in our language. What human knowledge is lost when a language goes extinct? Why should we care? Join ALOUD for a freewheeling conversation among language activists working to reclaim indigenous languages in California and Mexico. For the first time together on stage, this unique group of participants includes: master linguist and language preservationist Leanne Hinton; Native California language activists Vincent Medina and Virginia Carmelo; Odilia Romero Hernández, Zapotec language rights activist; and poet/activist Bob Holman, co-producer of the PBS documentary, Language Matters.
Simultaneous translation was provided by Antena Los Ángeles.
This program was produced as part of The Getty's Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA initiative.
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