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Malik Seneferu
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Cesar Castro
Raul Pacheco
Eddika Organista
Martin Saavedra
Angelica Mata
Martha Escudero
Eva Garcia
Margarita Gonzalez
San Joaquin Valley
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Mexican American
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Purépecha Rap
Latin Jazz
Marimba
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Community
Music
Education
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Latin Jazz
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Steve Alcala, Music Educator and Publisher

Oral Traditions/Language
Music
Stewardship
Resilience
Children's Music
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Stanley & Yolanda Lucero, Children’s Songs and Marimba Lucero

Music
Musicians
Women
Reclamation
Family
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Sofía Plummer, Leader of Las Damas del Valle

Music
Family
Cultural Transmission
Traditions
Youth
San Joaquin Valley
2025

The Delgados, Norteño Family Traditions

Oral Traditions/Language
Dance
Indigenous Knowledge
Women
Cultural Transmission
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Natalia Bautista Chávez, Cultural Steward of the Mixteco Diaspora

Music
Mariachi
Women
Family
Traditions
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Marilyn Rodriguez, Third-Generation Mariachi Musician

Music
Elders
Stewardship
Family
Cultural Transmission
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Jesús Silva, Keeper of Zacatecas Rural Musical Traditions

Music
Mariachi
Youth
Religion/Spirituality
Women
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Isadora Bravo, Mariachi Musician and Voice of Community

Dance
Oral Traditions/Language
Hip-Hop
Purépecha Rap
Indigenous Knowledge
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Gabriel Gutierrez, Bridging Cultures and Languages

Music
Musicians
Stewardship
Education
Afro-Latin Rock
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Carlos Rodríguez, Rhythm Maker and Community Builder

Music
Norteño
Youth
Reclamation
Cultural Transmission
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Saira Aldaco, Norteño Guitarist and Bajo Quinto Player

Music
Resilience
Family
Traditions
Stewardship
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Leoncio Mejía, Musician and Advocate for Trío Romántico

Music
Storytelling
Resilience
Traditions
Musicians
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Jesús Vidaña, Director of Conjunto Los Galleros

Activism
Education
Storytelling
Chicano Rock
Christian Folk Music
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Héctor R. Uriarte Jr., Chicano Songwriter and Musical Storyteller

Family
Oral Traditions/Language
Education
Children's Music
Traditions
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Familia Lucero

Family
Mariachi
Musicians
Traditions
Cultural Transmission
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Familia Olmos and Mariachi Tapatío

Family
Mariachi
Traditions
Youth
Cultural Transmission
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Familia Cuéllar and Mariachi Imperial

Family
Mariachi
Youth
Traditions
Cultural Transmission
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Familia Rodriguez and Mariachi Colonial

Music
Oral Traditions/Language
Storytelling
Family
Home
San Joaquin Valley
2025

“Y No Poder Volver” by Salvador Urista Alvarado

Music
Oral Traditions/Language
Musicians
Home
Family
San Joaquin Valley
2025

“Canción a Mi Tierra” by Salvador Mendoza

Music
Oral Traditions/Language
Musicians
Migration
Struggle
San Joaquin Valley
2025

“Fracasos de un Inmigrante” by Rodolfo Carranza

Music
Oral Traditions/Language
Women
Immigration
Activism
San Joaquin Valley
2025

“Corrido al Valle Central” by Nelly Paredes

Music
Oral Traditions/Language
Musicians
Migration
Family
San Joaquin Valley
2025

“Corrido de Tateposco” by Martín Rodríguez

Music
Oral Traditions/Language
Home
Resilience
Migrant Workers
San Joaquin Valley
2025

“El Valle de San Joaquín” by John B. Soto

Music
Oral Traditions/Language
Musicians
Family
Storytelling
San Joaquin Valley
2025

"Dichosa con Él” by Heriberto Jaime Pérez

Music
Oral Traditions/Language
Musicians
Family
Home
San Joaquin Valley
2025

“Adiós Ranchito” by Gregoria Sánchez

Music
Oral Traditions/Language
Family
Identity
Immigration
San Joaquin Valley
2025

“Soy de Guerrero” by Adrián Sánchez Ávila

Music
Oral Traditions/Language
Musicians
Storytelling
Stewardship
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Salvador Urista, Composer of Memory and Migration

Music
Oral Traditions/Language
Musicians
Home
Family
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Salvador Mendoza, Corridista and Former Oil Worker

Music
Oral Traditions/Language
Musicians
Migration
Resilience
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Rodolfo Carranza, Corridista and Truck Driver

Music
Oral Traditions/Language
Musicians
Community Leaders
Women
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Nelly Paredes, Central Valley Cultural Advocate

Music
Oral Traditions/Language
Musicians
Identity
Family
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Martín Rodríguez, Corridista on Migration and Resilience

Music
Oral Traditions/Language
Musicians
Storytelling
Identity
San Joaquin Valley
2025

John B. Soto, Corridista of Place and Memory

Music
Oral Traditions/Language
Musicians
Stewardship
Family
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Heriberto Jaime Pérez, Corridista of Family Memory and Migration

Music
Oral Traditions/Language
Musicians
Women
Storytelling
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Gregoria Sánchez, Corridista of Memory and Strength

Music
Oral Traditions/Language
Musicians
Activism
Corrido
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Félix Arreola, Corridista of Resistance and Resilience

Music
Oral Traditions/Language
Musicians
Local Artists
Youth
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Adrián Sánchez Ávila, Corridista and Future Educator

Music
Oral Traditions/Language
Mixtec Rap
Resilience
Community Leaders
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Miguel Villegas, Mixtec Rapper and Cultural Advocate

Music
Dance
Oral Traditions/Language
Hip-Hop
Musicians
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Raymundo Guzmán, Mixtec Language in Motion

Music
Musicians
Local Artists
Mariachi
Elders
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Nicanor Olmos, Mariachi Educator and Community Pioneer

Music
Musicians
Mariachi
Elders
Community Leaders
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Baldemar Hernández, Mariachi Pioneer and Mentor

Music
Musicians
Local Artists
Mariachi
Stewardship
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Juan Morales, Mariachi Teacher, Composer, and Leader

Music
Musicians
Local Artists
Mariachi
Family
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Mauro Laris, Founder of Mariachi San Marcos

Music
Musicians
Local Artists
Mariachi
Community Leaders
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Javier Rodríguez, Mariachi Educator and Community Leader

Music
Musicians
Mariachi
Community Leaders
Women
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Xóchitl Morales, Mariachi Educator and Cultural Organizer

Music
Musicians
Local Artists
Stewardship
Mariachi
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Jaime Cuéllar, Founder of Mariachi Garibaldi

Music
Musicians
Local Artists
Stewardship
Community Leaders
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Miguel Prado, Founding Member of Arpex, Arpa Grande

Music
Oral Traditions/Language
Family
Immigration
Resistance
San Joaquin Valley
2025

“El emigrante” by Félix Arreola

Music
Musicians
Women
Mariachi
Stewardship
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Carmen Dias on Earning Respect Through Tradition

Musicians
Activism
Women
Resistance
Gender
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Carmencristina Moreno, Chicana Songwriter, Educator & Activist

Music
Religion/Spirituality
Indigenous Knowledge
Community
Migration
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Fiesta de San Juan Bautista

Music
Religion/Spirituality
Family
Community
Traditions
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Christian Folk Rock

Music
Ritual/Religious Arts
Dance
Religion/Spirituality
Identity
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Virgen de Guadalupe

Protest
Resistance
Poetry
Storytelling
Identity
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Xóchitl Morales on Music and Resistance

Resistance
Musicians
Identity
Migration
Community
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Chicano Music in the San Joaquin Valley

Protest
Resistance
Migration
Musicians
Storytelling
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Agustin Lira and Patricia Wells on Protest Music

Family
Mariachi
Musicians
Cultural Transmission
Traditions
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Familia Laris and Mariachi San Marcos

Family
Youth
Mariachi
Musicians
Identity
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Mariachi Mestizo

Family
Mariachi
Community
Identity
Cultural Transmission
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Familia Morales

Music
Mariachi
Nostalgia
Migration
Resilience
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Mariachi

Music
Oral Traditions/Language
Resistance
Reclamation
Hip-Hop
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Indigenous Rap

Music
Community
Migration
Nostalgia
Trío Romántico
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Trio Romántico

Jazz
Community
Music
Stewardship
Latin Jazz
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Latin Jazz

Music
Migration
Community
Entertainment
Norteño
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Norteño

Music
Nostalgia
Immigration
Identity
Stewardship
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Arpa Grande

Music
Oral Traditions/Language
Festival
Stewardship
UNESCO
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Pirekuas

Music
Dance
Traditions
Festival
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Chilenas

Music
Oral Traditions/Language
Local History
Family
Identity
San Joaquin Valley
2025

Corridos

Local History
Immigration
Migration
Gentrification
Displacement
Bayview
2024

Alive with History, Community, and Promise

Lily Kharrazi (no author page)
Family
Community
Gentrification
Housing
Community Leaders
Bayview
2024

Jeannette Fisher-Kouadio, Attorney + Educator

Tumani Onabiyi; Malik Seneferu
Family
Local History
Local Artists
Visual/Craft/Material Arts
Community Leaders
Bayview
2024

Malik Seneferu, Community Artist

Malik Seneferu; Tumani Onabiyi
Local Artists
Nostalgia
Community Leaders
Gentrification
Local Businesses
Bayview
2024

Karwanna Dyson, Entrepreneur + Motivator

Tumani Onabiyi; Malik Seneferu
Home
Nostalgia
Community Leaders
Healing
Reclamation
Bayview
2024

Antoinette Mobley, Cultural Worker + Activist

Tumani Onabiyi; Malik Seneferu
Youth
Visual/Craft/Material Arts
Family
Local Artists
Activism
Bayview
2024

Osaze Seneferu, Emerging Artist

Tumani Onabiyi; Malik Seneferu
Martial Arts
Local Artists
Youth
Community Leaders
Family
Bayview
2024

James Hundon, Martial Artist + Educator

Tumani Onabiyi; Malik Seneferu
Gentrification
Home
Housing
Local Artists
Musicians
Bayview
2024

Calvin Holmes, Batá Drummer

Tumani Onabiyi; Malik Seneferu
Visual/Craft/Material Arts
Home
Family
Community
Local Artists
Bayview
2024

Kristine Mays, Artist + Changemaker

Tumani Onabiyi; Malik Seneferu
Gentrification
Local History
Family
Community Leaders
Health
Bayview
2024

Jeffrey Branner, Preacher + Activist

Tumani Onabiyi; Malik Seneferu
Identity
Music
Resilience
Youth
Immigration
Bayview
2024

Au Co Vietnamese Musical Ensemble

Family
Music
Resistance
Women
Healing
Bayview
2024

Özden Öztoprak & Işık Berfin

Music
Resistance
Family
Youth
Identity
Bayview
2024

La Familia Peña-Govea

Healing
Reclamation
Ritual/Religious Arts
Music
Activism
Bayview
2024

Omnira Institute

Film
Local History
Visual/Craft/Material Arts
Poetry
Resistance
Bayview
2024

If These Waters Could Speak

Tumani Onabiyi
Local Artists
Music
Jazz
Elders
Performers
Boyle Heights
2022

George Yoshida, Jazz Musician

Organizers
Street Vendors
Protest
Storytelling
Struggle
Boyle Heights
2022

Vendedores en Acción, Street Vendor Council Meeting

Local Artists
Family
Street Art
Visual/Craft/Material Arts
Nostalgia
Boyle Heights
2022

Gajin Fujita, Local Graffiti Artist

Quetzal Flores
Elders
Nostalgia
Interview
Boyle Heights
2022

Victor Montana, Local Neighbor

Martha Escudero
Caretakers
Nostalgia
Women
Health
Interview
Boyle Heights
2022

Sofia Alvarez, Local Neighbor & Wellness Center Worker

Martha Escudero
Activism
Housing
Displacement
Mutual Aid
Organizers
Boyle Heights
2022

Roberto Ceballos, Community Organizer & Housing Activist

Eva Garcia
Caretakers
COVID-19
Mutual Aid
Women
Community
Boyle Heights
2022

Mayra Simons, Community Health & Wellness Advocate

Margarita Gonzalez
Local Artists
Migration
Music
Women
Interview
Boyle Heights
2022

Marisol "La Marisoul" Hernandez, Local Musician & Activist

Margarita Gonzalez
Local Artists
Storytelling
Women
Theater
Interview
Boyle Heights
2022

Lupe Montiel, Writer & Filmmaker

Margarita Gonzalez
Migration
Community
Healing
Organizers
Women
Boyle Heights
2022

Lilia Acosta, Community Advocate

Margarita Gonzalez
Latinx
Activism
Youth
Organizers
Students
Struggle
Boyle Heights
2022

Kassandra Cordova, Youth Organizer

Martha Escudero
Latinx
Activism
COVID-19
Displacement
Housing
Organizers
Boyle Heights
2022

Fanny Guzman Ortiz, Organizer & Housing Activist

Martha Escudero
Latinx
Family
Home
Nostalgia
Local History
Oral Traditions/Language
Boyle Heights
2022

Ed Shore, Local Neighbor

Martha Escudero
Family
Entertainment
Performers
Youth
Theater
Boyle Heights
2022

Chris & Claudia Rodriguez, Boyle Heights Visitors

Martha Escudero
Latinx
Women
Music
Rola del Dia
Community
Local Artists
Boyle Heights
2021

“Boyle Heights: A Place of Bridges” by Nobuko Miyamoto

Nobuko Miyamoto

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