“Confessions Of A Radical Chicano Doo-Wop Singer” (UC Press) 2018, 2019, 2020 “XikanosauruX Speaks” Book Tour
2018, 2019, 2020 BOOK TOUR:
MULTIMEDIA PERFORMANCE / READINGS / SIGNINGS / TALKS:
WINTER, 2020
University of Michigan
Hosted by professors Ashley Lucas and Colin Gunckel
Multi-Media Performance Reading / Lecture
La Casa, Latino Students Association
Ann Arbor, MI (02.06.2020)
Wayne State University
Hosted by professor M.L. Liebler
Multi-Media Performance Reading / Lecture
Two English Classes
Detroit Main Library
Read from “Confessions”
Detroit, MI (02.05.2020)
FALL 2019
University of California
Hosted by Dr. Gaye Therese Johnson
Professor of Chicanx Studies
Multi-Media Performance Reading / Lecture
Los Angeles, CA (11.20.19)
California State University
Hosted by Professor Phoung Nguyen
Multi-Media Performance Reading / Signing
Monterey Bay, CA (10.09.19)
University of California
Hosted by Russel Rodriguez
Professor of Ethnomusicology
Multi-Media Performance Reading / Signing
Santa Cruz, CA (10.09.19)
De Anza College
Hosted by Ruchi Rangnath and Jahana Kaliangara
Multi-Media Performance / Reading / Signing
San Jose, CA (10.08.19)
San Francisco State University
Hosted by John-Carlos Perea
Professor of Native American Studies
Hosted by Angelica Camacho
Professor Corrections
Multi-Media Performance Reading /Lecture / Signing
San Francisco, CA (10.07.19)
Los Angeles County Natural History Museum
Hosted by William Estrada, Curator
Multi-Media Reading Performance / Signing
Los Angeles, CA (10.03.19)
Compton College
Hosted by David Hideo Maruyama
English Professor
Hispanic/Indigenous Heritage Month
Multi-Media Reading Performance / Signing
Little Theatre & Library Art Gallery
Los Angeles, CA (09.17.19)
SUMMER 2019
Beyond Baroque
Hosted by ML Liebler
Reading / Signing
Venice, CA (06.30.19)
SPRING 2019
University of California, San Diego
Hosted by Luis Alvarez
Professor of Chicanx Studies
Multimedia Reading Performance / Lecture
La Jolla CA/ (05.23.19)
University of California
Hosted by Kurt Organista,
Professor, School of Social Welfare and
Juan Berumen, Project Manager, Latinx Research Center, Instructor, Chicanx Studies Program
Multimedia Reading Performance / Signing
Berkeley, CA (05.08.19)
San José State University
“Culture Counts” Reading Series
Hosted by Jonathan D. Gomez
Assistant Professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies and
Estevan César Azcona
Assistant Professor, Chicana and Chicano Studies
Multimedia Reading Performance / Signing
San José, CA (05.07.19)
Santa Clara University
“Culture, Power, Difference” Reading Series
Hosted by Christina Zanfagna
Co-Director, Center for the Arts and Humanities
Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology
Multimedia Reading Performance / Signing
Santa Clara, CA (05.06.19)
WINTER 2019
LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes
Hosted by John Echeveste
Executive Director
Multimedia Reading Performance / Signing
Los Angeles, CA (02.28.2019)
Loyola Marymount University
Hosted by Rubén Martínez
Professor of Chicanx Studies
Lecture / Reading
Los Angeles, CA (02.05.19)
FALL 2018
University of California
Hosted by Professors Steve Loza,
Chair of Ethnomusicology and
Chon Noriega, Director, Chicano Studies Resource Center
Multimedia Reading Performance / Signing
Jan Popper Theatre
Los Angeles, CA (11.30.18)
Pomona Scripps College
Hosted by Martha Gonzalez
Professor Chicano Music
Multimedia Reading Performance / Lecture
Claremont, CA (10.29.18)
University of California
Hosted by Professor George Lipsitz
Chair of Black Studies
Multimedia Performance Reading / Signing / Lecture
Multicultural Center Theatre
Spoke in his Sociology class: “Reimagining Race and Ethnicity”(10.24.18)
Santa Barbara, CA (10.23.18)
University of Wisconsin
Hosted by Professor Craig Werner
Chair Black Studies, Afro-American Studies
Spoke and read from memoir in his two classes, “Jazz Aesthetics” and“The 1960s”
Madison, WI (10.04.18)
Santa Paula Art Museum
“Sanctuary: A Chicano Art Group Show”
Curated by Vanessa Acosta
Reading / Signing
Santa Paula, CA (09.15.18)
SUMMER 2018
East Los Angeles Public Library
Hosted by José Antonio Aguirre
Multimedia Reading Performance / Signing
East Los Angeles, CA (08.19.18)
Vincent Price Art Museum
Hosted by Pilar Tompkins Rivas
Executive Director
Introduced by Professor Josh Kun (MacArthur Fellow)
Multimedia Reading Performance / Signing
East Los Angeles College, Monterey Park, CA (07.12.18)
SPRING 2018
Book Soup
Reading /Signing
West Hollywood, CA (05.19.18)
Civic Center Studios
Book Launch
Introduced by Professor George Lipsitz
Chair of Black Studies
University of California, Santa Barbara
Multimedia Reading Performance / Signing
Los Angeles, CA (05.19.18)