Salvadoran contributions to the culture of Washington, DC reach far beyond the pupusa.

The largest group of Latinx residents in the nation’s capital and metro area are Salvadoran. And while most DC residents can name the pupusa as a Salvadoran cultural contribution to our city, expert scholar Ana Patricia Rodríguez makes a case for digging deeper.

Join DC History Center and The People’s Archive at MLK Library on Monday, July 27 for a talk about Rodríguez’s new book Avocado Dreams. In conversation with Kristy L, Rodríguez will cover how culture is created in the nation’s capital, especially as Latin American cultures collided and mixed with DC’s Black communities, among others. Learn how the creative works of local writers, performers, artists, and artivists helped remake their Salvadoran identity and culture in the nation’s capital.

As our city experiences Federal backlash against our Latinx neighbors, this timely work broadens our collective knowledge of Salvadoran diasporic experiences. Come learn why Latinx art, history, and culture is relevant to all Washingtonians.

Ana Patricia Rodríguez is an advisor to Teaching for Change’s Teaching Central America project.