Aideed Medina
Aideed Medina’s work has appeared in various publications, including Issue #26 of The Common: Farmworkers Portfolio and Somos Xicanas Anthology (Riot of Roses Publishing House), and in the forthcoming literary collection The Selena Reader (University of Texas Press). She has been featured in Eclectic Collective theatrical productions, The Fresno Grand Opera, and 559 Mural Project murals. She is the author of 31 Hummingbird (Editorial Xingao), Segmented Bodies (Prickly Pear Publishing), and a binational chapbook of selected poems from Segmented Bodies / Salmos de la Sierra Madre, with Aziz Córdova (Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Mexico). Aideed is the current Fresno Poet Laureate.
Los Fresnanitos
Los Fresnanitos are a Fresno based Son Jarocho Collective founded in 2023. They are a group of artivists, educators, and culture workers who have come together as students of Son Jarocho. They have participated in workshops and fandangos throughout California and Mexico and are inspired by the collective spirit of Son Jarocho. Los Fresnanitos take their name from the son Los Enanitos. Los enanos are mythical, often mischievous beings, part of popular culture throughout Mexico. Like these mythical beings Los Fresnanitos work together to bring joy and a bit of magic to the tarima y fandango.
