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| Roberta Martinez |
Roberta
Martinez, well-known author of “Latinos in Pasadena” (2009), will give an adult
study presentation focusing on the ethnic/racial diversity of Pasadena for Orange Grove Friends (Quakers). Her presentation is called: “Community Migration: Push, Pull, Prejudice.” This adult study is sponsored by OGMM’a Peace and Social Concerns Committee.
When: Sunday, August 16, at 10 am
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Roberta was
born and raised in East LA, CA. She’s conducted ethnographic interviews with members
of Asian American Pacific Islander, Armenian, Black, Latino, and LGBTQ, and
White communities in Pasadena. She has
worked as a facilitator for “A World of Difference”
- an anti-bias program of the Anti-Defamation League. Earlier this year she was
interviewed by CSPAN on the history of Latinos in the San Gabriel Valley and has
lectured at the Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. She was involved with the AFSC when its office
was located in Pasadena. She is a founder of the Latino Heritage parade.
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