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Nuestro Llanto
podcast, OPTalks Open Plaza 6/5/24 podcast, OPTalks Open Plaza 6/5/24

Nuestro Llanto

Dr. Felipe Hinojosa talks to Felipe E. Agredano and Daniel Ballon-Garst about the queer Apostolic history that dates back to the early 1900s

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The Look of Common Prayer
podcast, OPTalks Open Plaza 4/1/24 podcast, OPTalks Open Plaza 4/1/24

The Look of Common Prayer

Historian Dr. Felipe Hinojosa talks to PhD candidate The Rev. Francisco García, one of the few Latino Episcopal priests in the U.S.

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Flor de Cocula: Jesús in memoriam
blog, In Memoriam Open Plaza 11/8/23 blog, In Memoriam Open Plaza 11/8/23

Flor de Cocula: Jesús in memoriam

Honoring the Contreras Farm founder who harvested a field of dreams in the Bay Area

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Barrio Poet
blog, Poetry Open Plaza 10/23/23 blog, Poetry Open Plaza 10/23/23

Barrio Poet

Edward Vidaurre sings it like it is

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Ode to OLG, San Bernardino
blog, Books, Poetry Open Plaza 5/22/23 blog, Books, Poetry Open Plaza 5/22/23

Ode to OLG, San Bernardino

liz gonzález presents poetry and prose that celebrate Our Lady of Guadalupe and life in Southern California

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Queer and Apostolic
OPTalks, podcast Open Plaza 6/27/22 OPTalks, podcast Open Plaza 6/27/22

Queer and Apostolic

Felipe Agredano talks to Abel Alvarado about writing his play Arena: A House MUSIC-al, inspired by growing up gay in a devout Christian family in 1990s Los Angeles

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Arena: A House MUSIC-al
blog Open Plaza 6/27/22 blog Open Plaza 6/27/22

Arena: A House MUSIC-al

Abel Alvarado presents three scenes from the musical about a gay man growing up in a devout Apostolic family in 1990s Los Angeles

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Ars botánica
blog, Poetry Open Plaza 4/11/22 blog, Poetry Open Plaza 4/11/22

Ars botánica

John Olivares Espinoza presents poems inspired by work as a gardener with his family

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Brown in Red Orange County
OPTalks, podcast, Books, 2021 Book Prize Open Plaza 4/26/21 OPTalks, podcast, Books, 2021 Book Prize Open Plaza 4/26/21

Brown in Red Orange County

Dr. João Chaves talks to Dr. Jonathan Calvillo about his research on faith and ethnicity in Santa Ana, a Mexican-majority city in one of California’s most conservative counties

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