"A brilliant meditation on personality and place" with Daniel Alarcón

 

On Thursday, February 8th, City of Asylum will host a reading with Pen-Faulkner Award-finalist Daniel Alarcón who will be discussing his new collection The King is Always Above the People, longlisted for the National Book Award for Fiction.

 

If you are unfamiliar with City of Asylum, we are an organization that helps to provide asylum to endangered writers and artists in exile. To further this mission, we host weekly events (free of charge!) that foster awareness and cultural exchange, as well as bolster a sense of community here in Pittsburgh's Northside.  

 

You can also check out the full event at: http://www.alphabetcity.org/events/daniel-alarcon/ And if you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me at this email address.

 

 

www.alphabetcity.org 

www.cityofasylum.org 

Daniel Alarcón   Thursday, February 8th 8 p.m.  City of Asylum @ Alphabet City 40 W. North Avenue FREE!   Click here for free tickets!   "These stories explore immigration, family loyalty and redemption. Alarcón throws his characters into high-stakes situations to draw out humanity where it seems little hope is left."  —The Washington Post "Alarcón is an empathic observer of the isolated human, whether isolated by emigration or ambition, blindness or loneliness, poverty or war. His stories have a reporter's mix of kindness and detachment, and perhaps as a result, his endings land like a punch in the gut."  —NPR   Daniel Alarcón is a Pen-Faulkner Award-finalist and Executive Producer of NPR's Latin American Storytelling series Radio Ambulante. His new collection of stories, The King is Always Above the People, has been longlisted for the National Book Award for Fiction and praised widely for its style and its incisive wisdom.      The King is Always Above the People is an urgent, essential collection of stories about immigration, broken dreams, Los Angeles gang members, Latin American families, and other tales of high stakes journeys. Richly drawn and full of unforgettable characters, this incisive collection reveals experiences both unsettling and unknown, and yet always eerily familiar.   Daniel's reading will be followed by a Q&A with the audience. This reading marks the launch of our 2018 International Fiction Series, curated by City of Asylum Visiting Writer-in-Residence Porochista Khakpour. He is the third writer in The New Yorker's 2010 "20 under 40" class to read at City of Asylum, joining David Bezmozgis and Gary Shteyngart.          Click here for free tickets!     At City of Asylum, we want our events to be welcoming and accessible to all people.  All floors of Alphabet City are wheelchair accessible and there is a reserved parking spot.  Thanks to the generous support of RAD, we also have hearing assistive systems available for all programs, by advance request.  If you have questions or are in need of accommodations, please contact us.     Click here to contact us about accessibility accommodations       Copyright © 2018 City of Asylum, All rights reserved. You're receiving this email because you signed up to receive news from City of Asylum, either online or at one of our events. Our mailing address is: City of Asylum 40 W. North Avenue Pittsburgh, Pa 15212

 

 

SALSA Empanada Sale!

 

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The Spanish and Latin Student Association presents their 100% homemade, delicious empanadas! Treat yourself to our wonderful empanadas this Friday at SALSA's Annual Empanada Sale!

When: Friday, February 2nd, 2018
Time: 12PM - 5PM
Where: Cohon University Center at Carnegie Mellon University
(by the black chairs) 

They will be selling:

• Beef: $3.00 (preorder), $3.50 (at table)
• Chicken: $3.00 (preorder), $3.50 (at table)
• Cheese: $2.50 (preorder), $3.00 (at table)

Here is the link to preorder your delicious empanadas

 

 

                                                           

 

Empanada Sale 2/2/18 Pre-order form

 

 

Buenos dias,

 

There was an issue with the previous link to pre-order empanadas. Below is the correct link!

 

Empanada Pre-order form

 

Schedule for empanada making is below. It will be at 9 Unger Ln (off of Beeler). If you get lost or need to be let in you can message me (832) 868-6557.

(Habrá comida y pastel de tres leches para los que ayuden)

 

Saludos,

 

Gaby

 

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Spanish And Latin Student Association
Carnegie Mellon University

salsa.cmu@gmail.com

Empanada Sale 2/2/18

 

Hola a todos,

 

A few important announcements!

 

Empanada Sale: Once again, we will be having our semi-annual empanada sale! The sale will be on Friday February 2 from 12pm-5pm. Use this Pre Order Form to ensure you get your empanadas! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1iQDgg7j2RkTGSwVqfv8tQyDbQ6RH_ejqfvr4cUWotBA/prefill

 

Sign up to help here! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RLuTVeT-HpVhcXFelKyzyoPN8nkRnElxSP1OSYnYdtA/edit?usp=sharing

 

Remember we can't do this without you! Attached below is the calendar with the times when we will be making empanadas for the sale. Those who help will get free empanadas!

 

 

The Center Social: The Center for Diversity will be hosting a social. Keep reading for more details.

 

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6 from 6-7:30P

Join us for the inaugural Center Social where alumni and current students served by the Center will have the opportunity to network and fellowship. Have you wanted to ask alumni about their journey through CMU or ask them for professional advice? This is the time!

 

*  all registered attendees will receive a business card case.

 

Registration link: https://goo.gl/forms/YGcaSFfpXMJFkp262

 

Hors d'oeuvres will be served. Space is limited.

 

Sponsored by The Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion

 

Registration link has additional details

 

*Guests must be in attendance at the event to receive giveaways

 

 

Missing Cart!!:Our cart and red 5-gallon cooler are missing from the SALSA closet! If anyone has any information on the whereabouts of these items please email us. We really appreciate it!

 

Es todo,

Hannah

 

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Spanish And Latin Student Association
Carnegie Mellon University

salsa.cmu@gmail.com

Celebration of Diversity and Events!

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Salsa-member mailing list
Salsa-member@lists.andrew.cmu.edu
https://lists.andrew.cmu.edu/mailman/listinfo/salsa-member

Hola a todos,

 

Welcome back! We hope your first week went well. We're excited to see everyone again and welcome a fresh start to a new semester. Listed below are a few events coming up to kick things off.

 

Celebration of Diversity: As you know, this weekend is COD Weekend! We know many of you might be hosting, and even if you're not, come on by and meet prospective students! We will be hosting an event TODAY January 20th at 7:30-9:00pm Danforth Lounge. There will be free pizza.

 

FIRST TOGETHER MIXER: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2018

CENTER FOR STUDENT DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION 5PM-6PM

Bring a friend (BBQ -Themed Buffet Provided) If you have any questions, please contact Lucia Prier at lgprier@andrew.cmu.edu or Bianca DeJesus at biancad@cmu.edu .

 

Once again, welcome back and we hope to see you soon!

 

Es todo,

Hannah

 

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Spanish And Latin Student Association
Carnegie Mellon University

salsa.cmu@gmail.com

Center for Latin American Studies- Cine Latinoamericano Series 2018

 

 

Screening of Latin American films with English subtitles.

Free and Open to the Public!

 

https://www.facebook.com/events/168047967292698/

 

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Iván E. Cao-Berg
Barrio Latino
WRCT 88.3 FM Pittsburgh
Carnegie Mellon University

 

 

CLAS@Pitt~TOMORROW/Lecture: Support for Democracy in Decline: The LAPOP Americas Barometer by Dr. Mitchell Seligson--3911 Posvar--NOON

New feature: If you would like to add this event to your personal (OUTLOOK or GOOGLE) calendars, please click here: http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas/events/support-democracy-decline-lapop-americas-barometer-201617.

 

NOTE: If you would like to add other CLAS sponsored events to your calendars, visit our event page (events are listed in chronological order). If you encounter any problems, please email lavst12@pitt.edu.

 

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Lecture 
Support for Democracy in Decline: The LAPOP Americas Barometer 2016/17
     by Mitchell Seligson, Vanderbilt
          Noon--Room 3911 Posvar Hall

 

Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS)

University Center for International Studies (UCIS)

University of Pittsburgh

4200 Wesley W. Posvar Hal

Pittsburgh, PA  15260

Office: 412-648-7392

Fax: 412-648-2199

 

clas@pitt.edu  

 

www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas

 

Besame MUCHO

Are you looking for a special evening on Valentine's Day? Come to Hotel Indigo (click on the link for the address). 

 

ADA LIS JIMENA, voice and TOM ROBERTS, piano featuring timeless love songs. Reservations at 412-665-0555 / 412-773-0899 or rcdieter@verizon.net

 

Be ready for a group selfie at the end of the show. See you there!

 

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Ada Lis Jimena   

Phone (540) 750-1613

Email   adalis.jimena10@gmail.com

www.adalisjimena.com