Pacific Standard Time LA/LA: This Week

in The Word is Text by

by Ruth Serrano

The Pacific Standard Time LA/LA is presenting numerous art exhibitions Latin America and Latino Art in Los Angeles. The celebrations are all across California, from Santa Barbara to San Diego. Two interesting exhibits coming up this Thursday, November 9th, are Pre-Columbian History Talk with Xochitl Flores-Mariscal and 6 Generations: a talk and Film Screening with Ernestine de Soto. The first two events will take place at the Library Foundation of Los Angeles and the third event will take place at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum.
As an El Popo student, I recommend these events because it is crucial to be aware and acknowledge how the indigenous culture is still present and very much alive here in California.

Talk on Pre-Columbian History Talk with Xóchitl Flores-Marcial
November 9 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Venue: Library Foundation of Los Angeles – Website
Address 630 W Fifth Street
, Los Angeles, CA

Therefore, the first two events by Xochitl Flores-Mariscal (CSUN Professor) and Bill Esparza celebrate the existence of our indigenous roots.
The simple task of our mothers and/or grandmothers going outside to the garden to cut some “hierba buena” to make a tea when we feel sick, is an indigenous trait that is still alive. Also, there is food that derived from the indigenous state of Oaxaca and even other places of Mexico that are still present in our meals.

6 Generations: A Talk and Film Screening with Ernestine de Soto
Santa Barbara Historical Museum
November 09, 2017 05:30 PM — November 09, 2017 07:00 PM
November 15, 2017 11:00 AM — November 15, 2017 12:30 PM

Santa Barbara Historical Museum — Website
Address
136 East De La Guerra 
Santa Barbara, CA

Consequently, Ernestine de Soto, who is a Chumash Elder, elaborates on the journey that her Chumash ancestors experienced over the last six decades. These exhibitions teach us how historical events can also tie into modern day issues. In the modern day, we have witness how social and cultural change has crossed barriers and borders. Thus, these exhibitions celebrate the existence of indigenous roots without taking them for granted.

The El Popo Newspaper was first published in 1970 by students concerned about the lack of a Chicana and Chicano perspective in newspapers. As a result, students called the newspaper, El Popo. The paper was named El Popo after the volcano El Popocatepetl. Involved in Chicana/o Movement of the 60’s and 70’s, students saw a connection between the smoke spewing volcano ready to erupt and the student movement ready to engage. Thus, throughout the El Popo’s forty-six years, the name continues to symbolize and to represent the spirit of each generation of students that contribute to the pages of the El Popo Newspaper. Faculty Advisor/Publisher George Sanchez, MA Carlos R. Guerrero, Ph.D., 1992-2021