You are cordially invited to “Los 30: Thirty Years of Salvadoran/Latino Migration to Washington, D.C.,” a Work-In-Progress Performance by Quique Avilés featuring Lilo González. Students in USLT 202 (U.S. Latina/o Studies II), SPAN 408b (Transnational Latina/o Literatures), and JOUR 479N/698N (The Carnegie Seminar) at UMD have contributed oral histories and historical narratives for the production of the collective piece, which premieres:

Date:   Monday, April 26, 2010 Time   7:00 – 9:00 pm

Place: 1208Eaton Theater at Knight Hall Journalism Building

Before the performance, at 6:00 pm, you are invited to a reception in the foyer of the Knight.
The event is in English, Free, and Open to the General Public.

For information, please contact Ana Patricia Rodríguez (301) 405-2020 / aprodrig@umd.edu

We would like to thank the Department of American Studies, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Latin American Studies Center, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, and The Carnegie Seminar of the Philip Merrill College of Journalism for their generous support.
Artist bios:
Quique Avilés is a leading voice in Latino performance and poetry in the United States. His work addresses issues of race, identity, and diaspora. A native of El Salvador and a graduate of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Avilés has been writing, performing, teaching workshops, and mentoring young and emerging artists for more than 25 years. He is the author of The Immigrant Museum (2003). The Humanities Council of Washington, D.C. has awarded him a Special Grant for the production of “Los 30,” which documents the history of Salvadoran and Latino migration to the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area.

Lilo González is a Salvadoran musician, songwriter, and bandleader, who has been composing and singing for over 20 years. With his band, Los de la Mount Pleasant, he released his first CD in 1994, “A Quien Corresponda.” He has performed in venues across the U.S., Canada, and Latin America. González won second place for the Latin category of the 1991 Billboard Song Contest with his song “Forjando un Solo Pueblo” and has received the Wammie Award for “Best Latin Vocalist.”