Amalia Ortiz
Award-winning Tejana performance poet, performer, and playwright
Award-winning Tejana performance poet, performer, and playwright
Pakistani-American novelist
Native American theater and opera director and writer
Born in the Philippines and raised in the Bay Area, Barbara Jane Reyes has been navigating the nuances of multiple languages from an early age. Her poetry continues to navigate multiple languages, multiple cultures, and multiple meanings, offering a richly layered look into the complexities of identity.
Over a decades-long career Holland Taylor has racked up an impressive array of theater, television, and film credits.
Cambodian-American novelist
African-American novelist
African-American playwright
African-American playwright and screenwriter
The first woman to serve in a leadership position on the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel is a preservationist and advocate for the arts, and the author of twenty books, media programs, and numerous articles on the arts, architecture, design, and public policy.