In a two day event, NuyoRican poet Jesus 'Tato' Laviera will perform alongside Chicano/Latino Studies professors in a poetry slam.
This portrayal of Spanish and English verbal art will provide a medium in which Chicano/Latino students can engage in poetry as well as discuss issues affecting the Latino population with experts in the field.
Tato Laviera has dedicated his time to improving the cultural development of Puerto Ricans in New York through means of writing. He has taught courses at Rutgers University in New York, as well as traveled to various campuses nationwide in an effort to publicize unrecognized issues in the Puerto Rican community.
Additionally, Laviera has released a series of books addressing NuyoRican, or New York Puerto Rican, issues (i.e. economic status, societal acceptance, etc). All of which will be available in an autograph signing with Laviera himself during this event.
"I'm looking forward to this event," said Marissa Nunoz, a Chicano/Latino Studies major. "I don't know much about Puerto Ricans, so this will be something different."
"Todos Somos Califas" begins this Wednesday at 9 a.m. and will commence with a meet and greet with Laviera and other faculty poets.
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