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Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez

Resilient Love Series

Latinx Generational Trauma

Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez

Online

Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez is unapologetic, angry, and uncompromising about protecting and upholding the stories of brown folks. The bulk of her work is around making accessible, through storytelling and curating content, the theories and heavy material that is oftentimes only taught in the racist/classist institutions known as academia.  She started the social media platform Latina Rebels in 2013 which now currently boasts over 200k organic followers online, and has been featured in Telemundo, Univision, Mitú, Huffington Post Latino Voices, Guerrilla Feminism, Latina Mag, Cosmopolitan, and Everyday Feminism. In this talk, she tells stories about her own experiences with therapy, the stigmas around therapy, being 1st- generation, and being from a war-torn country. She also discusses how colonialism has impacted the ways that machismo functions within her context. Finally, she explores how she has reclaimed cooking and other tasks that she distanced herself from in order to illustrate how we can also carry our ancestors’ good name with us, while healing from generational trauma.

Arriba Mexico

Music Performance

Arriba Mexico

Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar

Online

Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar has captivated and delighted audiences at both intimate venues and major theaters throughout the United States. Founded in 1994 by Jaime Cuéllar, the ensemble of mariachi musicians is now led by his son, Jimmy K. Cuéllar, a three-time Grammy award winner in his own right. Frequently collaborating with other artists such as Pedro Fernandez, Ana Barbara, and Angela Aguilar, as part of the “mitú” network, they teamed with Ballet Folklórico de Los Ángeles to recreate “Tale as Old as Time” from Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, which went viral with over 15 million views! Most recently, Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar were featured artists in Center Stage Opera’s 2019 production of Mozart’s Le Nozze de Figaro. Avid proponents of music education, the group teaches mariachi for all ages at their own Academy for Performing Arts.

International Student Experiences During COVID-19

Conscious Conversations Series

International Student Experiences During Covid-19

Office of International Students and Scholars

Online

The Office of International Students and Scholars is thrilled to partner with the MultiCultural Center for a candid conversation as we reflect back to December 2019 when Covid-19 began to spread around the world. Together we will look at the global and local response to the pandemic and the impacts felt by UCSB’s international community. Where were you as the pandemic crossed cultures and geopolitical borders? Come share your story and listen to others. This event is open to domestic and international students, staff and scholars with a special welcome to those who are far from home during the pandemic.

Resistance in Portrait Art Reception with Rommy Torrico

Art Exhibition

Resistance in Portrait

Rommy Torrico

Exhibit/MCC Lounge

To honor Trans Week of Visibility, and in collaboration with the Resource Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity, Trans and Queer Commission, and Undocumented Student Services, we will be showcasing two series by Rommy Torrico: a queer, trans, and formerly undocumented artist born in Chile, and currently based out of NY. Along with infusing their art with powerful stories from their own life, Torrico's work consistently uplifts the experiences and identities of their communities. The Trans Awareness Month Series highlights trans folks of color who have been doing brilliant work and continue to create spaces for trans people of color. The Power Series is an on-going portrait series that features individuals who have been integral and inspirational to their own journey of learning, decolonizing, resisting, and creating

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