Multigenerational Stories

Latinx culture has a strong tradition of storytelling, expressed through oral epics, lyric poetry, riddles, jokes, folk prayers and incantations, songs, and many other formats. As these stories make their way through family trees, told and retold for new generations, they often become multigeneration tales. Sometimes the stories show the power of choices through the ages. Sometimes long-kept secrets push their way to the surface of the tale and influence entire families. Through multigenerational stories, witness matriarchs, patriarchs, and children face new challenges but also come to realize that these challenges have, in varied forms, echoed through the decades. We invite you to embrace this beautiful type of literature that shows the invisible links that connect us all.