Fixing the Future: Diversity Shouldn't Need Its Own Shelf
Angela Dominguez |
TEDxYouth@RVA
• November 2017
Everyone knows that Mary had a little lamb. But, did you also know that María had a little llama? In this talk, Angela Dominguez shares her journey towards becoming a bilingual children’s book author and why she believes that the story of Mary and her lamb, and María and her llama, should not be on separate shelves in a bookstore.
Angela Dominguez was born in Mexico City, grew up in the great state of Texas, and now resides on the east coast. She is the author and illustrator of several books for children including Maria Had a Little Llama, which received the American Library Association Pura Belpré Illustration Honor. Recently, she received her second Pura Belpré Honor for her illustrations in Mango, Abuela, and Me written by Meg Medina. When Angela is not in her studio, she teaches at the Academy of Art University, which honored her with their Distinguished Alumni Award in 2013. Angela is a proud member of SCBWI, PEN America, and represented by Wernick and Pratt Literary Agency. As a child, she loved reading books and making a mess creating pictures. She's delighted to still be doing both.