ALEGRIA GARCIA BIO
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Alegria Garcia is a Mesoamerican archaeologist, educator and musician
of Mesoamerican Indigenous breath, string and percussion instruments. She is a recent M.A. graduate in Art History with a concentration in Mesoamerican studies and former President of the Art History Society at California State University, Los Angeles. She is an East Los Angeles native and graduated with a B.A. in History, B.S. in Anthropology and a minor in Education at the University of California, Riverside. She was a part of the Belize Valley Archaeological Reconnaissance (BVAR) Program as well as participating at visiting archaeological digsin Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico. Alegria continues to work as a local field technician and cultural resource analyst with LSA Associates Inc., Wood PLC and Paleowest. A life-long student of Mesoamerican music and culture, she creates informational music performances with Xochi Cuicatl (Flower Songs Music) for all educational levels including museums, concert halls, universities, symposiums and conferences, including singing songs in Nahuatl, Spanish, and Purepecha. She also several published papers on the instruments which are available online. She is interested in organizing future events in educating others in Mesoamerican and Mexican history through interdisciplinary programs, specifically in early education. ACADEMIA.EDU |
