Two pioneering figures in Chicano cinema and literature will discuss their work and answer questions during the 38th annual Tomás Rivera Conference at the University of California, Riverside. Luis Valdez wrote and directed “ Zoot Suit” (1978), the first Chicano play produced on Broadway, as well as the 1981 film...

The free, virtual events will culminate with an inaugural Tomás Rivera Book Prize.

Weekly programs surrounding Latino/a literature, identities, race, and more, run through early November.