Living Quechua

Join us for a conversation with community leader and Quechua language activist Elva Ambía. We will also have the screening of the short film Living Quechua.

About the film Living Quechua:

Elva Ambía Rebatta’s first language is Quechua, but when she left her town in Peru as a young woman to find work in the United States, speaking Spanish and English became critical for her to survive. While Quechua–an Indigenous language of South America–continues to be spoken around the world as a result of such migration stories, UNESCO and other initiatives recognize it as an endangered language. Now in her seventies, Elva decides to help cultivate a Quechua-speaking community in New York City. Living Quechua, directed by Christine Mladic, follows Elva through the challenges and successes of trying to keep Quechua alive.

The event is free and open to the public. Please use the Kress entrance of the Penn Museum (next to the Parking Garage).