Chicano Education

Victor Villaseñor Presentation

Date and Time

Saturday, April 9, 2011 at 6 p.m.

Location

Showalter Auditorium, Cheney, WA

It is with great pleasure to inform you that Victor Villaseñor is coming to EWU on April 9th.  He is the keynote speaker for the "Reuniting Our Voices to Empower Our Youth" 2nd Izkalli Calmecac Student Conference arranged by M.E.Ch.A de EWU.

Victor Villaseñor is an acclaimed Mexican-American writer.  He is the writer of bestseller, Rain of Gold. Published in seven languages and used by thousands of teachers and school systems across the nation as required reading. 

Actually, Burro Genius, national best seller and Pulitzer Prize finalist, is the first book of the second trilogy. The second book, Crazy Loco Love, was released in September 2008. Victor also wrote the screenplay for The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez, starring Edward James Olmos. Villaseñor's acclaimed written works, as well as his inspiring lectures, have earned him numerous awards and endorsements, including the Founding John Steinbeck Chair appointment.

Other works by Villaseñor include a number of nonfiction books, which are all used in schools throughout the country such as The trilogy Wild Steps Of Heaven, and Thirteen Senses, Jury: The People vs Juan Corona, Macho!, and Walking Stars, a collection of short stories written especially to inspire youth. 

If you need more information regarding this event, please do not hesitate to contact me or Gabriel Chavez from M.E.Ch.A mecha@eagles.ewu.edu