[FAC] Arte Americas event Sat. May 24 2-4pm

[Maria Franco]

At Arte Americas, 1630 Van Ness Ave.
on Saturday, May 24 from 2-4pm 
Book Signing - Manuel Peña 
Where the Ox Does Not Plow: 
A Mexican American Ballad 
Twenty-six episodes that chronicle 
Dr. Peña’s transformative life journey from 
an impoverished migrant worker to a career 
as a university professor. Inspired by his 
experiences and those of the people 
around him in Texas and California, Dr. Peña 
reflects on a wide range of issues arising from 
the marginalized condition of Mexicans and 
other latinos in the Southwest. His book,  
The Texas-Mexican Conjunto, was the first ever 
to explore this popular accordion-based style, 
winning a prize in the prestigious Chicago Folklore 
 Prize competition. The  Mexican American Orquesta 
earned Dr. Peña an award for excellence from 
the Border Librarians Association. His Música  
Tejana is widely used in university classes on  
ethnic and ethnomusicology studies.

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