Felipe López (author)

Felipe H. Lopez
BornSan Lucas Quiaviní, Oaxaca, Mexico
LanguageZapotec, Spanish
GenrePoetry
Notable awards2017 Premios CaSa for the creation of Zapotec literature[1]

Felipe H. Lopez is a Zapotec-language scholar and writer.

Life

Lopez was born in the town of San Lucas Quiaviní, Oaxaca in Mexico. At the age 16, he migrated to Los Angeles, California, speaking no English and little Spanish.[2] Later, he obtained a Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles in Urban planning, and currently he is a faculty member at Seton Hall University.[3] He has published poetry, academic articles, and Zapotec-language learning materials.[4] In 2021, he had an appearance in Netflix's animated series City of Ghosts, where he represented himself, a Zapotec-language professor. [5]

Works

References

  1. ^ "Anuncian ganadores de Premios CaSa". Oaxaca Media. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Zapotec Scholar Felipe H. Lopez Reflects On How 'City of Ghosts' Portrays LA's Indigenous Communities". Remezcla. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Quechua Initiative on Global Indigeneity". harvard.edu. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Liaza chaa / I'm going home". Latin American Literature Today. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  5. ^ "How City of Ghosts Crafted an Inclusive Ode to Los Angeles's Overlooked Past". Vulture. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  • [video] Presentation of Dizhsa Nabani, web-based documentary film series, with Felipe H. Lopez, Brook Lilehaugen, Eddie Oggborn, Sabea Evans, and Kathryn Goldberg at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. [1]
  • Poetry on 'Latin American Literature Today [2]