Activating public health through traditional arts
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Mamady “Wadaba” Kourouma
West African Traditional Djembe Drumming
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Lal Singh Bhatti
Punjabi music and dance
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Gaudencia Lopez
Oaxacan Cambalache Embroidery
Zakarya and Naomi Diouf of Oakland and Hugo Morales of Fresno Honored
Exploring Queer Identity and a Sense of “Home”
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Sherina Han-Khampraseuth
Laotian lanard
Promoting and preserving Lao culture
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Pao Xiong
Cher Ker Thao (Fresno) will study traditional Hmong bamboo flute with master artist Pao Xiong (Fresno). Xiong learned to play the flute from his father when he was growing up in Laos. He has been playing for over thirty years and performs regularly at community celebrations and for the local…
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Los Diablos de Nuu Yuku
After citizens of the town of San Miguel Cuevas, Oaxaca, Mexico migrated and settled their families in the Central Valley, many became concerned that their children would not be exposed to their indigenous roots leading to cultural extinction. In 2001, community members came together to discuss how they can continue…