LACC Book Program

The mission of the LA City College Book Program is to advance the cause of literacy and literature and to encourage the reading of books that foster intellectual exchange. For fifteen years, the book program has brought to campus authors and scholars that provoke thoughtful and inclusive discussions of relevant issues. Founded as a sub-committee of Staff Development in 2001, under the skillful leadership of its founder and first chair, Rosalind Goddard, the Book Program became a vital part of the campus. We are dedicated to reaching students at LACC who traditionally have had little access to literary culture and to curating events that support all disciplines and departments. By providing the chance to interact with writers, the Book Program inspires our community to read regularly, critically, and adventurously.

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Carolina Rivera Escamilla is an educator, writer, poet, actress, documentarian, cultural activist, and organizer of literary community events. Born in El Salvador, she studied theater arts at Centro Nacional de Artes (CENAR) in her home country. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from the University of California, Los Angeles, and studied Spanish Literature and film. During the 1980s, she went into exile in Canada. She is a PEN America Emerging Voices Fellow. She also directed, wrote, and produced the documentary "Manlio Argueta, Poets and Volcanoes."

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Carolina Rivera Escamilla

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Spring 2025

May 7 | Brandon Som

Brandon Som is the author of Babel’s Moon (Tupelo, 2011), winner of a Snowbound Chapbook Award, and The Tribute Horse (Nightboat, 2014), winner of a Nightboat Poetry Prize and Kate Tufts Discovery Award. The Tribute Horse explores the story of Chinese immigrants like Som’s grandfather, who circumvented the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act in 1928 by falsely claiming kin with Chinese Americans.

Programming is made possible by the LACC Foundation and the Margaret Garth Steinert Greene and Charles Richard Greene Endowment

The Story of Richard and Margaret Greene

From Robert Greene, Son of Richard Greene

My father was an English professor at LACC for many years and really enjoyed the diversity of students in his classes. He married Garth (Margaret) in the 80’s. She was also a teacher at Hamilton High School. They both enjoyed helping others. My father was big on making sure his kids were great spellers, and to this day I thank him!

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