Oaxacan Festival: Teresa Vivar and the Festival of Guelaguetza

17/06/2021 7 min Temporada 2 Episodio 8

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Episode Synopsis

Teresa Vivar is the Executive Director of the Latino arts and advocacy organization Lazos America Unida in New Brunswick, New Jersey. She organizes a local celebration of the festival of Guelaguetza, an annual event in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico which celebrates the diverse contributions of different ethnic and indigenous communities in Oaxaca through song and dance. Teresa explains what the performance means to immigrants in the United States who are keeping alive the traditions of their homeland. 

Podcast by Maria Kennedy
Interview with Teresa Vivar
With thanks to Lazos America Unida https://lazosamericaunida.org/