Javier ?vila: The Perfect Latino

Author, professor and poet Javier ?vila will bring his one-man show, ¡°The Perfect Latino,¡± to campus in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. The show offers a close examination of the American Latino experience.

With his statement, ¡°Cultures first collide before they merge,¡± ?vila takes the audience on a journey as he navigates a world of misunderstandings and misconceptions. As he moves between cultures, ?vila provides a fascinating perspective of what it means to balance assimilation with cultural preservation.