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Speaker Biography: Theresa Ventura is an assistant professor of history at Concordia University in Montreal.

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Speaker Biography: Eileen Tabios is an award-winning Filipino-American poet, fiction writer, conceptual/visual artist, editor, anthologist, critic and publisher.

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Speaker Biography: Ricardo V. Luna is a distinguished visiting scholar at the John W. Kluge Center and former ambassador of Peru to the United States.

Speaker Biography: Larrie D. Ferreiro is an award-winning science writer whose latest book is "Measure of the Earth: The Enlightenment Expedition That Reshaped Our World."

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Speaker Biography: Michael Dirda is senior editor for "The Washington Post Book World." He taught world literature at the university level and worked as a free-lance writer, translator and editor before joining "Book World" in 1978. He is recipient of the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Criticism and is author of "Open Book: Coming of Age in the Heartland."

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Speaker Biography: Standing on the shoulders of giants like Lalo Guerrero, Ritchie Valens, Cannibal and The Headhunters, The Brat, Los Lobos and many others, Quetzal has created a path that has earned them the recognition as "one of Los Angeles' most important bands" (L.A. Times). Quetzal has shared the stage with a diverse list of artists such as Los Lobos, Zack de La Rocha, Ziggy Marley, Los Van Van, Taj Majal, Daara J, Ruben Blades, Fishbone, Cubanismo, Littlefeat and Ozomatli. Led by Martha Gonzalez (vocals, tarima, chekere, congas) and Quetzal Flores (jarana, requinto doble, bajosexto, electric guitar), Quetzal plays music that is as rich and complex as their pluri-ethnic barrio experience. Since 2002 Quetzal has been central in facilitating a transnational dialogue between Chicanao musicians and artists from California and Mexicano musicians and dancers from Veracruz, Mexico. Quetzal most recently completed its fifth studio album, titled Imaginaries, to be released in early 2012 on the Smithsonian Folkways label.

Speaker Biography: Agustin Lira, a NEA National Heritage Fellow (2007), began his career in 1965, at the age of 19, when he co-founded the theater company El Teatro Campesino with Luis Valdez, during the Delano Grape Strike headed by Cesar Chavez. The company created songs and plays, performed at picket lines and rallies, and toured throughout the United States, demonstrating the power of artistic expression in uniting and inspiring the farmworker communities. Lira's powerful singing and socially relevant lyrics were at the heart of El Teatro Campesino and established his role as the preeminent musical voice of the early Chicano Movement. Since leaving Campesino, Lira has formed several other theater groups, composed music for films and recordings, and received numerous awards. Together with Patricia Wells Solorzano, Lira formed the musical group Alma in 1979. Alma features original compositions by Lira and is known for its mesmerizing duets, inspirational lead guitar playing by Wells, and incomparable, rhythmic bass by Ravi Knypstra. Alma blends Mexican, Latin American, American Folk and Afro-Cuban styles, creating a hybrid: Chicano music. Alma has performed throughout the United States, Mexico and Cuba, produced several recordings, and scored the music for the award-winning film documentary, "The Fight in the Fields: Cesar Chavez and the Farmworkers' Struggle."

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Speaker Biography: Farzaneh Milani is an author and professor of Persian literature and women's studies at the University of Virginia.

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Danny's debut YA fantasy, VELVETEEN, about a serial killer's victim seeking revenge from purgatory, hits the shelves in the Fall of 2012 from Delacorte/Random House.

Speaker Biography: Tom Lichtenheld loves drawing pictures and telling silly stories. His books include the New York Times best-sellers "Duck! Rabbit!" and "Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site."

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Speaker Biography: Tom Angleberger's best-selling "The Strange Case of Origami Yoda" was hailed as "delightful" by The New York Times and called "the most original novel of the year" by The Boston Globe. Angleberger is also the author of the hilarious novel "Horton Halfpott."

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Speaker Biography: Writer and illustrator Mark Pett is the creator of the nationally syndicated comic strips "Mr. Lowe" and "Lucky Cow" and the author of "Mr. Lowe: Cartoons from the Classroom."

Speaker Biography: Gary Rubinstein, who teaches high school math by day and is occasionally a comedian by night. In addition to co-authoring "The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes" with Mark Pett, Rubinstein has written two guidebooks for new teachers: "Reluctant Disciplinarian" and "Beyond Survival."

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Speaker Biography: Michael Buckley is the author of two New York Times best-selling series for children: "The Sisters Grimm," a "Today" show Al Roker Book Club pick, and "NERDS." He has also written and developed shows for the Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon and Discovery Channel.

Speaker Biography: Loren Long is the illustrator of the No. 1 New York Times best-seller "Of Thee I Sing" by President Barack Obama. Long's beloved book "Otis" received the Midwest Booksellers Association Picture Book of the Year award, an Indies Choice award nomination for Best New Picture Book and a nomination for the 2010-2011 Kentucky Bluegrass Award. "Otis and the Tornado" is the companion to Otis.

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Speaker Biography: Cedella Marley's life has always been rooted in music and culture. As the first child of Bob Marley, she has dedicated herself to keeping her father's message and memory alive. Cedella Marley is a musician and performs with the Melody Makers internationally.

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Speaker Biography: Angela Farris Watkins, Ph.D., is an associate professor of psychology at Spelman College. She is Martin Luther King Jr.'s niece, and her new book is "My Uncle Martin's Words for America: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Niece Tells How He Made a Difference."

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