Erased History, Forgotten Communities
Viramontes’ passion for bringing erased communities to the forefront of literature and history has materialized into several acclaimed literary works.
By Jackie Swift
FROM: research.cornell.edu
Helena María Viramontes, English, brings people and places erased from history to life again. For years, she has focused her lens on the Latino experience in the United States, writing award-winning fiction that draws from her own heritage as a Chicana from Los Angeles. In her latest novel-in-progress, The Cemetery Boys, she explores the experiences of three generations of East Los Angelenos mired in three different wars. During this exploration, she highlights the mix of ethnicities and marginalized communities that flourished and then faded away in the California of the early-to-mid twentieth century.
As Labor Day is today, I have taken this week off from compiling my weekly list of Los Ángeles literary events. However, next week my weekly list of Los Ángeles literary events will return. Expect the next list to be posted sometime on Sunday the 8th.
Join in on the anniversary fun on Sept. 12th!
Join Sideshow Books and host L.A. poet Brian Dunlap as they celebrate L.A.’s 238th brithday, with a night of L.A. poetry. It will take place on September 4th, from 7pm-9pm.
Every Tuesday evening Luis Antonio Pichardo hosts the Conchas y Café workshop at the Chicano Resource Center in East Los Angeles, open for adults interested in developing skills through the arts. During a recent meeting, the evening workshop began with discussing a quote by German playwright Bertolt Brecht: “In times of disorder, of organized confusion, of inhumane humanity, nothing should appear natural.” The group shared their thoughts casually like friends having breakfast with conchas and coffee, but the gossip was focused on their experience living in “times of disorder.”
The latest release from local L.A. press 
Conchas y Cafe Zine Workshop at Vernon – Leon H. Washington Jr. Memorial Branch Library, LAPL
VAGABOND is pleased to announce the SMALL PRESS BOOK FESTIVAL, to take place on Saturday, September 21, 2019, 11am – 4:30pm, held at the Wende Museum of the Cold War (10808 Culver Blvd. Culver City, CA 90230).
Santa Monica Main Library Book Club & Blink at Santa Monica Main Library, SMPL
This summer two local literary journals—
