I am grateful to so many artists, institutions, communities, and loved ones that helped me build & activate the Sala.

 

Gracias:

 

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts: Meklit Hadero, Angela Carrier, Anna Lisa Escobedo, Jon Moscone, Martin Strickland, & Deborah Cullinan, for honoring & supporting my work and vision.

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Collaborators & Advisors:

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~Yoni Asega & the team of preparators, Evelyn Orantes, Mercedes Huerta, Anna Lisa Escobedo, Dorothy Santos, Fredericko Alvarado, Claudia Castro-Luna, Robert F. Karimi, Andrea Ramos, Vanessa Varko-Fontana, Luna Press, the YBCA 10 & YBCA staff.

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~Dr. Martina Ayala & MCCLA staff; Vanessa Varko-Fontana, CSUEB Latinx Student Success Center students & supporters; Tân Khánh Cao & Josiah Luis Alderete, Medicine for Nightmares; The Mission Secret Garden; Dr. Talía Guzmán-González & J. Paul Leonard Library staff & students; Library of America & San Francisco Public Library.

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~Researcher and webmaster extraordinaire, Kathryn Constantino with the support of UX Designer, Adisat Olawuyi. This work was supported by a SFSU Faculty/ Undergraduate Research Internship Grant (FURI).

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~All the community members, families, artists, audiences, and volunteers who visited, supported, listened, & contributed. 

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~And my very deepest gratitude to my Mission Bro Barrio Stars, Mahcic & Serafín, for, everything. 

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Photo Credits: 

~Ekevara Kitpowsong_The Aperturist (All of the photos in the first Sala gallery on this website). 

~LexMex Art: LHL Author Photo

~Sala Video: Sedrick Cabrera

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