Vickie is thrilled to have been selected by Natalie Diaz for the 2016 Summer Residency at the Poetry Center. Stay … More
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On KCET’s Departures, “Bell Gardens? That’s Indian town!”: 1980s Pow Wows and Cultural Persistence
My family has lived in Bell Gardens since 1976, but we never drove past a pow wow at a local … More
El Monte Forever: A Brief History of Michael Jaime-Becerra
As the third installment of the Tropics of Meta series, East of East: Mapping Community Narratives in South El Monte and El … More
Vertiz Hosts UC Riverside MFA Reading Series
Join Vickie Vertiz this school year as she hosts UC Riverside’s graduate student reading series. Come hear crisp stories, dangerous … More