“Immigrants Transforming American Identities” is the theme of afternoon presentations by author and poet Cecilia Rodríguez Milanés and documentary filmmaker Alexandra Hidalgo Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, hosted by The Writing Program.
Hidalgo’s film, “Vanishing Borders,” will be shown at a program beginning at 2:30 p.m. Wed., Sept. 30 in CUB L60, Butch’s Den, and is open to the public at no charge. The program includes discussions, refreshments, and the 90-minute documentary about four immigrant women living in New York City who transform their communities with their work.
Rodríguez Milanés will present a reading and short film from 3:00-5:00 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 1 in the Bundy Reading Room of Avery Hall. Collections of stories are published in her books “Marielitos, Balseros, and Other Exiles” and “Oye What I’m Gonna Tell You,” which were among the top ten “must reads” to understand Cuba according to “The Guardian.” Her “Everyday Chica” won the 2010 Longleaf Press Poetry Prize.
National Hispanic Heritage Month runs from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15. A listing of WSU activities is available at https://www.chilatcenter.wsu.edu/hispanic-heritage-month/.
