BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3433@rancholoscerritos.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260502T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260502T170000 DTSTAMP:20260414T212430Z URL:https://www.rancholoscerritos.org/events/seeds-of-resilience-barrio-am ericano-exhibition-2026-05-02/ SUMMARY:Seeds of Resilience: Barrio Americano Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Seeds of Resilience: Barrio Americano\nA New Year Celebrating R esilience and Reflection\n\n\nThrough a series of installations reflecting an early twentieth‑century barrio\, Seeds of Resilience: Barrio Americ ano centers Mexican American histories by exploring everyday spaces that fostered community\, cultural preservation\, and continued resistance in t he face of discrimination. Barrio Americano offers insight into how people organized their lives\, supported one another\, and asserted dignity with in challenging social and economic conditions.\n\nThis exhibition reflects Rancho Los Cerritos’ ongoing commitment to sharing inclusive histories and creating space for learning and dialogue across generations. It also c ontributes to a citywide reflection on the 250th anniversary of the Declar ation of Independence through the shared Seeds of Resilience initiative\, with partner institutions presenting complementary exhibitions exploring t he region’s histories in 2026.\n\nMore Info\n\nHortencia Nieto\, an Amer ican citizen\, was sent to Mexico in 1932 when she was just two years old. The youngest of five children\, she and her family were left in the inter ior of Mexico in the middle of the night. She was unable to return to the U.S. until 1944. Nieto became a resident of Long Beach\, and in 2008\, she bravely shared her story. Her oral history is now a part of Rancho’s cu rrent exhibition\, Seeds of Resilience: Barrio Americano.\n\nListen to Int erview\n\n \;\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAcknowledgements\n\nRancho Los Cerritos gr atefully acknowledges Platinum Sponsor Port of Long Beach for its generous support of Seeds of Resilience: Barrio Americano and the opening celebrat ion. Additional support for the opening festivities is provided in part by the Arts Council for Long Beach and the City of Long Beach.\n\n                ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.rancholoscerritos.org/wp-content/upl oads/2025/08/main-image-barrio-website-600.png CATEGORIES:Education,Family LOCATION:Rancho Los Cerritos\, 4600 Virginia Rd\, Long Beach\, CA\, 90807\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=4600 Virginia Rd\, Long Bea ch\, CA\, 90807\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Rancho Los Cerr itos:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR