Since 2015, SFA has working with Yaqui and Yoeme communities in Sonora and Arizona to explore connections between the cultivation and preparation of wheat and the tribe’s resiliency and cultural preservation. We are assisting communities in developing a strategic plan for its economic recovery using oral histories, test planting sites, and artisanal cooking workshops. The … Read more
Save the Date! March 21-22, 2015: The Town of Oro Valley has invited the Southwest Folklife Alliance to present the first annual Oro Valley Meet Yourself Festival. Learn more here. Check out the details for the World Storytelling Institute’s 3rd Annual Chennai Storytelling Festival (February 4-15), “Storytelling for Teaching and Training.” Learn about the National … Read more
The Folklife Today blog highlights the collections of the Library of Congress, particularly the American Folklife Center and the Veterans History Project, and features stories about songs, stories, traditional arts, cultural expressions and oral histories. The California Academy of Sciences produces Curator: The Museum Journal, which explores current issues and practices in museum research, conservation, … Read more
Our 2014 Festival: A Video Retrospective https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEfTEmM7wFw © Julianne Stanford Video Link: The Pick-up Kings! https://youtu.be/1ozLahVboDo ©tohono.tv 2014 Video Link: Thai Buddhists at Tucson Meet Yourself https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnZx8Y0fJhI&feature=youtu.be © Sophia Chen 2014.
The National Network for Folk Arts in Education introduces the Journal of Folklore and Education. Each year this digital journal will feature a theme that encompasses folklore, education, and ethnographic approaches to teaching and learning in all settings. Download the Journal: www.locallearningnetwork.org. The Beijing Sound History Project seeks to preserve the stories and history … Read more
Southwest Folklife Alliance As the Southwest Folklife Alliance solidifies its new home at the University of Arizona’s College of Social & Behavioral Science and takes steps to launch its website and full suite of programs over the next few months, a few morsels of news and activities have jumped ahead of schedule. A story in … Read more
The Board of Directors of Tucson Meet Yourself — the beloved 41 year old festival which shares the City’s namesake — has created a new not-for-profit legal entity to serve as the festival’s parent and producing company. The new organization has been named The Southwest Folklife Alliance to reflect the intention of serving a geographic … Read more
End-of-Life Cultural Practices Field Work — Are you interested in researching cultural practices about death and grieving in Tucson? Tucson Meet Yourself is building an inventory or idea bank about the many different ways in which people express grief and cope with death, based on cultural backgrounds. The materials collected and resulting documents will be … Read more
Volunteers are the lifeline of our work, and our success is a result of the time and effort provided by people like you. There are many opportunities available for the 2014 Festival, plus training and lots of fun! Visit the Tucson Meet Yourself website to sign up or contact Volunteer Recruitment Coordinator Amelia Reyes-Crozier tmyvolunteers1@gmail.com. … Read more
Are you bilingual? Looking for a job? CyraCom is currently looking for bilingual individuals in Phoenix and Tucson to hire as interpreters. We are looking for individuals that are fluent in English and other languages, including Spanish, Bengali, Brazilian Portuguese, Burmese, Cambodian, Cantonese, Eastern Armenian, Farsi, French, Haitian Creole, Hindi, Hmong, Japanese, Karen, Korean, Mandarin, … Read more