Felipe López (author)

Felipe H. Lopez is a Zapotec-language scholar and writer.

Felipe H. Lopez
BornSan Lucas Quiaviní, Oaxaca, Mexico
LanguageZapotec, Spanish
GenrePoetry
Notable awards2017 Premios CaSa for the creation of Zapotec literature[1]

Life

Lopez was born in the town of San Lucas Quiaviní, Oaxaca in Mexico. At the age 16, he migrated to Los Angeles, California, speaking no English and little Spanish.[2] Later, he obtained a Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles in Urban planning, and currently he is a faculty member at Seton Hall University.[3] He has published poetry, academic articles, and Zapotec-language learning materials.[4] In 2021, he had an appearance in Netflix's animated series City of Ghosts, where he represented himself, a Zapotec-language professor. [5]

Works

References
  1. "Anuncian ganadores de Premios CaSa". Oaxaca Media. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  2. "Zapotec Scholar Felipe H. Lopez Reflects On How 'City of Ghosts' Portrays LA's Indigenous Communities". Remezcla. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  3. "Quechua Initiative on Global Indigeneity". harvard.edu. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  4. "Liaza chaa / I'm going home". Latin American Literature Today. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  5. "How City of Ghosts Crafted an Inclusive Ode to Los Angeles's Overlooked Past". Vulture. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  • [video] Presentation of Dizhsa Nabani, web-based documentary film series, with Felipe H. Lopez, Brook Lilehaugen, Eddie Oggborn, Sabea Evans, and Kathryn Goldberg at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
  • Poetry on 'Latin American Literature Today
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