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SUMMARY:"Avocado Dreams - Remaking Salvadoran Life and Art in the DC Metro
  Area" - In-person 
LOCATION:Wheaton Library\nWheaton Library
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DESCRIPTION:Salvadorans have transformed the DC region through their labor
 \, culture\, language\, art and ingenuity. Learn more about why they migra
 ted\, and how it all happened in this author talk with Q & A..\nhttps://mc
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Dr. Rodriguez is a Professor in the Depart
 ment of Spanish and Portuguese and U.S. Latina/o Studies at the University
  of Maryland\, College Park\,&nbsp\;where she teaches courses in Latin Ame
 rican\, Central American\, and U.S. Latina/o literatures and cultures. She
  received her M.A. and Ph.D. in Literature from the University of Californ
 ia\, Santa Cruz and&nbsp\;has published numerous scholarly articles\, and 
 other books\, including <em>De la hamaca al trono y al m&aacute\;s all&aac
 ute\;: Lecturas cr&iacute\;ticas de la obra de Manlio Argueta (co-edited w
 ith Linda J. Craft and Astvaldur Astvaldsson\; San Salvador</em>: <em>Univ
 ersidad Tecnol&oacute\;gica\, 2013</em>) and&nbsp\;<em>Dividing the Isthmu
 s: Central American Transnational Histories\, Literatures\, and Cultures&n
 bsp\;(University of Texas Press\, 2009).</em></p>\n<p>The program will be 
 held in the Multi-Purpose Room\, on the first floor of the Library off the
  lobby. Light refreshments will be available\, and the program will be fol
 lowed by an opportunity to buy a copy of the author's book. Questions abou
 t this program?&nbsp\;Contact the Library at 240-777-0678.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>
 For more information on El Salvador\, check out our vast array of content 
 from periodicals\, available in databases and as well various e-magazines 
 platforms\, linked here within the 'Magazines and Newspapers' heading:&nbs
 p\;</p>\n<p><a href="https://mcpl.aspendiscovery.org/WebBuilder/ResourcesL
 ist">https://mcpl.aspendiscovery.org/WebBuilder/ResourcesList</a></p>\n<p>
 You'll need an active MCPL card account to access these. Don't have a card
  right now?&nbsp\; No worries!&nbsp\; Find out how to&nbsp\;<a href="https
 ://montgomerycountymd.gov/library/services/card.html">Get a Library Card</
 a>.</p>\n<p>Library Program Attendance (both virtual and in the branch) is
  limited to participants within the suggested age range of the program. Ch
 ildren attending an MCPL program under the age of 8 must be accompanied by
  an adult. Adults attending a program intended for children must have an a
 ccompanying child.</p>\n<p>If you plan to attend with a group of ten or mo
 re\, please contact the branch at least one week before the program to dis
 cuss how your group might be accommodated.</p>\n<h3>Accommodation Requests
 </h3>\n<!-- v2026.4.0 -->\n<p>To request an accommodation\, contact the <a
  href="https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/node/17144">library branch</a> w
 here you want the accommodation. If they are unable to help\, or if you ne
 ed an accommodation for an online resource or event\, complete our <a href
 ="https://mcgmd.wufoo.com/forms/wypec8q0j2yngy/">Accommodation Request For
 m</a> online or call Library Administration at <a href="tel:+12407770002">
 240-777-0002</a>.</p>\nhttps://mcpl.libnet.info/event/17094383
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