Finding community, especially through the pandemic, is paramount to feeling seen. As Latinx communities are looking to find themselves within the vast media spectrum, to engage in dialogue and stories reflecting their lives, KQED has stepped in to provide a digital space for this to happen. KQED presents a series of English-Spanish bilingual events addressing local news, culture, and food. You might have caught our events looking at Election 2020, Latinx Vote hosted by KQED En Español reporter Adriana Morga or ¿Dónde Está Mi Gente?, hosted by Baruch Porras-Hernandez, that explored the Afro-Latinx diaspora through poetry, song and comedy. This month we will launch Heirloom/Herencia, our upcoming program about food and family traditions, in partnership with La Cocina, featuring host Carlos Cabrera-Lomeli and the mother-daughter entrepreneurs behind the Oakland-based La Guerrera’s Kitchen.
Yo Ann Martinez Community Engagement Manager
KQED Events
Heirloom/Herencia
Wednesday, March 24 | 6:30 pm
KQED en Español reporter Carlos Cabrera-Lomeli hosts the first in our series of intergenerational conversations about the cultural meanings and handed-down techniques behind family recipes. Featuring Mother-Daughter chefs Ofelia Barajas and Reyna Maldonado of La Guerrera's Kitchen in Oakland. Presented in Partnership with La Cocina.
The Art of Conversation: Immigration and Influence
Thursday, March 25 | 6:00 pm
The Art of Conversation continues with poet, writer, and performance artist Jessica Hagedorn (Dogeaters, Gangster of Love), and rapper/ scientistRuby Ibarra. We’ll talk to the two Filipino-American artists about the Bay Area as a birthplace for expression, the power of community, and the role of culture and genre on their artistic choices.
Bay Area Book Festival presents Dan Rather and KQED’s Priya Clemens on Uniting America
Tuesday, March 9 | 6:00 pm
In this time of deep national divisions, Dan Rather offers a stunning vision for true patriotism, a “tonic for disaffected millennials and conservative grandpas alike.” Always innovative, Rather now shares these ideas in graphic novel form. KQED members can get a 25% discount on admission-only tickets to this Bay Area Book Festival live virtual event by using code KQEDRather or receive a 25% admission discount on the ticket-with-book packages by using code KQEDRatherBook.
