Celebrating Octavio Paz, Nobel Prize Winner

City University of Seattle’s Feria Latino Americana continues to celebrate Latino culture through a series of engaging events. On Thursday, July 17, CityU hosted a presentation on Octavio Paz, a Nobel Prize winner. The panel drew a large group of attendees from its neighboring universities, colleges, and community leaders. Close to 60 people attended the event , including the President of the Mexican American Chamber of Commerce and its Director of Communications.

CityU’s President Carter convened and welcomed the audience and panelist.  The panel consisted of

• Ministro Eduardo Baca Cuenca, Mexican Consul in Seattle
• Dr. Alberto Vital, Director of the Institute of Philological Investigations from the Universidad Autónoma Nacional de Mexico

The panel was moderated by CityU’s Advisory Board Member, Lic. Jorge Madrazo.

A new start-up web-based Spanish speaking TV station reported on site about the event and will post a video of the presentation and interviews with the panelists.

To learn more about this festival, you can go to this web page.