About this Event
Clayton Members Club & Hotel is proud to announce a special collaboration with CU Denver celebrating Asian Pacific Heritage Month hosted by Meta Sarmiento. Enjoy a night in OAK Market located in the Clayton Members Club & Hotel for a live performance, mingling, drinks, and snacks from a local Filipino restaurant.
Join Meta Sarmiento for an evening of spoken word and acapella hip hop celebrating Asian Pacific Heritage Month. Engage in lively conversation about how we define our roots and the places we've wandered. America loves asking, "Where are you from?" And this evening, we answer it in colorful, creative ways.
Meta Sarmiento is a Guam-born Filipino, now based in Aurora, CO. An independent rapper and award-winning poet whose work explores themes of cultural & political identity, climate change, masculinity, and love. He and his work have been featured on Rocky Mountain PBS, CNN Philippines, NBC, and Westword. Last year, Meta was a featured speaker at the Dubai Expo. He is also a recipient of the 2020 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award from Denver Asian American Pacific Islander Commission; Finalist for the 2019 North Street Book Prize; Winner of multiple cyphers and rap battles; Top Finisher at 2018 WRLD UNDERGROUND MC TOURNAMENT; and a Winner of 2015 Spoken Word for the World, where he was flown to Paris, France to perform at COP21 during the United Nations Climate Negotiations.
Meta has taught writing workshops for over 20,000 students over the span of his career and has graced an array of stages, from intimate basement shows, to sold-out world-class theaters. He is the author of the poetry book Tie Your Shoes Kid, and has released several hip-hop EPs, Nobody Knew and This Road. He is currently the Director of Culture and Enrollment at Empower Community High School, where he mentors students on their journey towards becoming agents of positive transformative change. When Meta isn’t writing, performing, or teaching, he is boxing, bowling, or lounging around watching some anime.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
OAK Market, 233 Clayton Street, Denver, United States
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