Yana Stainova is an interdisciplinary scholar interested in art, migration, and the lived experience of violence in Latin America. She holds a Ph.D. in anthropology from Brown University, and is currently assistant professor of anthropology at McMaster University. Why have thousands of Venezuelan youth and their families chosen to invest their desires in classical music? […]
Natalie Kamajian is a Ph.D. Student in Culture and Performance at UCLA. She is a practitioner and teacher of Armenian vernacular dances, which are largely understudied within the fields of both Dance and Armenian studies. Her research inquiries stem from an in-depth dance practice spanning several years in Armenia. Her PhD project is a multilingual […]
Ofelia Esparza and Rosanna Ahrens Esparza Chicana visual artists, Ofelia Esparza (b.1932) and Rosanna Esparza Ahrens (b.1961), are master altaristas (altar makers) born and raised in East Los Angeles, CA. Ofelia is highly recognized for her Day of the Dead ofrendas (altars/shrines), which have been shown nationally and internationally since 1979. Her work celebrates her […]
Pablo MĂ©ndez Granadino Founder and Director of ArmonĂa Cuscatleca Pablo MĂ©ndez Granadino is a violinist and community music workshop leader. He is the director of Armonia Cuscatleca, a nonprofit that offers music classes in underserved communities in El Salvador. He trained with Musicians Without Borders in the Netherlands and participated in “Soy Musica” a nation […]
