Defying the Odds: The Immigrant’s Journey Was Celebrated Through Art and Culture in “Here to Stay”

The weather forecast called for a 70 percent chance of rain on Friday night—just another one of those jokes we’ve come to expect from the Queen City. The only prediction that came true was that the night of October 13 brought a deluge of art and culture to close out Hispanic Heritage Month.
“Here to Stay: The Art of the Immigrant” flooded the Bohemian Garden and Carillon Gallery with all the color, flavor, tradition, dreams, and stories that more than 20 Latino immigrant artists shared that night.

A Jarana: The Key to the World for Jorge Mijangos

For Jorge Mijangos, a native of San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, the jarana was his gateway to the world, his lucky charm; adorned with an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, this instrument—which accompanies him on his tours—has helped him avoid feeling like a stranger in lands far from his homeland.