Minnecanos begins at noon on November 6th in the Trojan Center Underground. This event is FREE and the public is invited to attend. Contact – Jennifer.aranda@dsu.edu or 256-7437 for any questions.
Minnecanos spans four generations and the entire 20th Century in its spirited illumination of Mexican American history. It begins at the Minneapolis home Diego Morales has owned for over forty years. Encouraged by the bemused ghost of his loving wife, the old man uses the contents of an ancient trunk to ignite his great-grandson's interest in their rich cultural heritage.
Such milestones as El Rencanche (the train shuttle that brought laborers from the Southwest to Minnesota's sugar beet fields), the mass deportations of the Great Depression, and the Cesar Chavez-led farm workers' movement are highlighted in this captivating forty-five minute performance.
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