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Together with Library Shop, San Diego Central Library presents an author talk featuring Marivi Soliven and her new book Taxi Dancer, a historical fiction based on actual events in the former Stingaree district. There will be live music, refreshments and interesting discussions taking place on the 9th floor of the library. Attendees are welcome to come in period attire!5:30 p.m. | Zzymyzzy Quartet Performance + Dance
6:30 p.m. | Marivi Soliven Author Talk with Jennifer Coburn
Learn more: sandiego.events.mylibrary.digital/event?id=430114
=== About Taxi Dancer ===
Taxi Dancer reveals the hidden world of Depression-era Filipino taxi dance halls, weaving a forbidden interracial romance with a high-stakes murder mystery to explore race, desire, survival, and the Filipino American experience in 1930s California.
In response to Depression-era California laws that criminalized interracial marriage, Filipinos established taxi dance halls where they could mingle with American women. Men buy 10-cent tickets for one song, hence taxi, since the women are rented like cabs.
When Eli, a Filipino farmworker and Lucinda, a white taxi dancer Lucinda, fall in love, they hope to move to Washington State, where they can legally wed. Plans are derailed when Eli is arrested for murder. As Lucinda fights to exonerate Eli, she uncovers a murder conspiracy orchestrated by a rival dance hall owner. What abhorrent secrets concealed by the conspirators will be revealed at the capital punishment trial?
=== About the Author ===
Marivi Soliven has authored 18 books, including The Mango Bride, which won the grand prize at the 2011 Palanca Awards. Pandemic Bread, a nonfiction story about interpreting end-of-life calls during the Covid pandemic, was adapted to an award-winning short film directed by Zeinabu Irene Davis. Taxi Dancer began in 2012, during a Hedgebrook writing residency.
Jennifer Coburn is the author of the USA Today bestseller The Girls of the Glimmer Factory and Cradles of the Reich. Jennifer is a performer, producer, and performance coach with live storytelling organization, So Say We All.
=== Parking at Central ===
On most days, parking at the Central Library underground garage is FREE for the first 2 hours with ticket validation. To check the rates and see if special event pricing is in effect, please visit: mysdpl.org/parkingatcentral
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