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Sat Oct 31 2026 at 01:00 pm to 04:00 pm UTC-04:00

Language City: Highlighting New York City's Mother Tongues

  • Poets House · New York
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City Lore, Center for Traditional Music & Dance Publisher / Host City Lore, Center for Traditional Music & Dance
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Language City: Highlighting New York City's Mother Tongues
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Hosted by Endangered Language Alliance Co-director, Ross Perlin, featuring Tibetan, Sierra Leonean, and Venezuelan poets and musicians.
About this Event

“Language City," hosted by Ross Perlin, author of Language City: The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues in New York, featuring Sierra Leonian poet-historian Kewulay Kamara, Tibetan poet Tsering Gyaltso and community scholar Nawang Gurung, and Venezuelan llanera singers Luis “El Cacique” Garcia and Mafer Bandola, with harp and maraca accompaniment. Followed by a discussion about minority languages in New York City. Cosponsored by the Center for Traditional Music and Dance and the Endangered Language Alliance.

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Poets House, 10 River Terrace, New York, United States

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