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José Soto, Mexican folkloric dancer
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End of Life Programs
SFA’s End of Life: Continuum (EOL) project shares cultural knowledge about traditions, expressions, and practices associated with end of life, grief, mourning and death ... [Continue Reading]
VozFrontera in Nogales
A city without culture is a dead city. You just live to eat and work. Where there’s no creativity, no spontaneity, it’s a challenge to get your dreams going. –Gustavo ... [Continue Reading]
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Invest in the Beauty of Everyday Life. Become a Member of SFA Today! Now more than ever, cultural learning is an important part of being a loving citizen and a ... [Continue Reading]
My Sunrise: How I came of age the Apache way
by Brooke Gregg The Apache Sunrise Dance is a beautiful ceremony that has been going on for centuries to strengthen a young woman during her coming of age and offer her blessings for a strong, long life. Most of my friends had dances and they told me how they had fun and how special it […]
Honoring Traditions/Bridging Generations
We’re happy to share this video from Honoring Traditions/Bridging Generations, an educational program offered by the Arizona State Museum celebrating traditional artists in the state. Funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, the program brought together master and emerging artists to learn from each other and to stimulate dialogue about their […]
Ofrenda: Altar Makers Create Bridges between Life and Death
Ofelia Esparza and Rosanna Esparza Ahrens are altar makers from East Los Angeles. Ofelia is a sixth generation altarista and printmaker, who was recognized by the National Endowment of the Arts as a 2018 National Heritage Fellow. She is the mother of nine children, including Rosanna, a printmaker, altar maker, and graphic artist. Ofelia and […]
Ascendant Culture: An Interview with Gustavo Arellano
Gustavo Arellano is the author of Orange County: A Personal History and Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America, and a features writer for the Los Angeles Times. Former editor of OC Weekly, an alternative newspaper in Orange County, California, he wrote the nationally syndicated and award-winning column, “¡Ask a Mexican!,” in which he answered […]