MEDIA ADVISORY   SLCC Celebrates Mother Language Day with Award-Winning Poets from Mexico and Guatemala

Salt Lake Community College’s Latin American Studies Program is celebrating International Mother Language Day over three days with award-winning poets Rosa Maqueda Vicente, Hñähñu, from Valle del Mezquital (México), and Miguel Ángel Oxlaj Cúmez, Mayan-Kaqchikel, from Chi Xot (Comalapa, Guatemala).

The poets will provide attendees with a unique experience to learn and become immersed in learning poetry in their mother tongue. There will be writing and art workshops for the adults and an art workshop for children (ages 6+).  

The public is welcome, and refreshments will be provided. The events will be shared in Spanish with headsets available for real-time translation in English. More information can be found here on SLCC’s website.

When & Where:

  • February 20, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m., Writing and Art Workshop, SLCC West Valley Center (3460 South 5600 West)
  • * February 21, noon-1:30 p.m., Main Event with poets, SLCC Taylorsville Campus (4600 So. Redwood Rd.) in the Technology Building, room 104.
  • February 21, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m., Writing Workshop with Miguel Ángel Oxlaj Cúmez, SLCC’s Community Writing Center (210 E. 400 So.).

 

Who/Interview:  Carolina Bloem, SLCC Associate Professor, Language and Director for the Center of Latin American Studies.

“This day and these events are about celebrating your own mother tongue, for everybody. It is also about celebrating the diversity of language around us—languages are a beautiful connection to culture, knowledge, and communication.”

Images: Available on request.

 

Media Contact, Salt Lake Community College:

Peta Owens-Liston, peta.liston@slcc.edu, 801-957-5099

 

About Salt Lake Community College                                                                                    Salt Lake Community College is Utah’s largest two-year college, proudly educating the state’s most diverse student body in eight areas of study at eight locations and online. The majority of SLCC graduates transfer to four-year institutions, and thousands more are trained in direct-to-workforce programs. For more than 75 years, SLCC has been providing Utahns with education and training in fields that contribute to the state’s vibrant economy and high quality of life.  

 

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