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Annual Helena María Viramontes Lecture in Latina/o/x Literature
March 18, 2022 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
We are thrilled to announce the return of the Annual Helena María Viramontes Lecture in Latina/o/x Literature with this year’s featured author, Javier Zamora.
Zamora is the author of Unaccompanied, a poetry collection that explores family separation, immigration, undocumented status, and US Salvadoran identity formation. In 1999, Zamora migrated through Guatemala, Mexico, and eventually crossed the Sonoran Desert to reunite with his parents who fled their home country to escape the violence of the US-funded civil war in El Salvador (1980-1992). You can read more about Zamora at www.javierzamora.net.
4:00-5:30 p.m. Keynote, Online
We are also excited to announce that Zamora’s keynote will include a conversation between him and Helena María Viramontes.
Creative Writing Workshop Opportunity for Students
Please encourage your students to apply for the creative writing workshop with Javier Zamora that will take place on Friday morning, March 18, 2022 (location TBD). Undergraduate and graduate majors from across the university are welcome to apply. Students can learn more about the workshop and apply at the Viramontes Lecture website: www.viramonteslecture.com/creative-writing-workshop-csulb-students/