09/06/2026
What happens when identity doesn't fit inside one language, one culture, one place? This Saturday, September 12, hear how young people are answering that through art. ๐จ
Art, Creativity, and Immigrant Youth with Lakeya Afolalu
โจ A Humanities Washington Talk
๐๏ธ Saturday, September 12 | ๐ 1:00 โ 2:00pm
Young people across the U.S.โand especially in Washingtonโare growing up between languages, countries, and cultures. In this talk, explore how immigrant and transnational youth, particularly girls of color, use the arts to express their identities while navigating transnational lives and multilingualism.
Drawing from personal experience, community-based work in South Seattle, and youth stories, Afolalu highlights how creative expression becomes a vital space for self-expression, community, and voice.
About the Speaker:
Lakeya Afolalu is an assistant professor of language, literacy, and culture at the University of Washington. A Nigerian and African American scholar and leader, her work explores immigrant and transnational youth identities through literacy, language, and the arts. She has a PhD from the University of Texas at Austin.
๐ Free and open to the public, made possible through the Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau programโbringing scholars and storytellers to communities across the state.
๐ RSVP using the link in bio or visit:
www.monamuseum.org/events/artcreativityandimmigrantyouth-sept12
