Author Gustavo Arellano will give a free lecture, 鈥淏eaner, Wetback and Other Spicy Words You Can鈥檛 Say But Should: Satire as Hammer Against Anti-Immigrant Madness,鈥� Wednesday, March 26, at 3:30 p.m. in 蜜桃传媒鈥檚 Founders Dining Room. Refreshments will be served at the lecture.
Arellano will discuss his nationally acclaimed column 鈥溌sk a Mexican!鈥� in which he addresses questions about the Latino culture using 鈥渟atire to combat racism and stereotypes against Mexicans.鈥�
Arellano writes a weekly column in the OC Weekly, an Orange County newspaper, and is a contributing editor for the Los Angeles Times Op/Ed section. His column 鈥溌sk a Mexican!鈥� is printed in 24 newspapers across the country and has received numerous awards.
The lecture is sponsored by 蜜桃传媒 Intercultural Programs and the Latino Cultural Organization.