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Monica Rojas-Stewart, Ph.D.;\u00a0Afro-Peruvian and Afro-Latinx Diaspora Dance<\/h1>\n
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Submitted by\u00a0Lisa Kwak<\/span>\u00a0on February 25, 2021 – 5:12pm<\/div>\n
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To celebrate and to recognize that the contributions of Black Americans should be appreciated beyond the month of February, the Department of Dance is using its website and social media platforms to spotlight a different Black dance artist in the greater Seattle area every month through 2021. To view the February issue\u00a0click here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

In March,\u00a0we celebrate\u00a0Monica Rojas-Stewart.<\/p>\n

Monica Rojas-Stewart (She\/Her)<\/h2>\n

Monica Rojas-Stewart, Ph.D. originally from Peru, has collaborated as a cultural consultant, guest artist, music, and dance instructor with various organizations and programs throughout the Pacific Northwest for over 20 years. Mother,\u00a0artivist,\u00a0<\/em>and scholar, she is the founder of the\u00a0DE CAJ\u00f3N<\/em>\u00a0Project and\u00a0Movimiento Afrolatino Seattle<\/em>\u00a0(M\u00c1S), two arts organizations dedicated to educating about the history and cultural contributions of people of African descent in Peru and Latin America respectively. Rojas-Stewart is the Assistant Director of the\u00a0African Studies<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Latin American and Caribbean Studies<\/a>\u00a0programs at\u00a0The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies<\/a>\u00a0at UW.<\/p>\n

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Monica Rojas-Stewart, Ph.D.;\u00a0Afro-Peruvian and Afro-Latinx Diaspora Dance Submitted by\u00a0Lisa Kwak\u00a0on February 25, 2021 – 5:12pm To celebrate and to recognize that the contributions of Black Americans should be appreciated beyond the month of February, the Department of Dance is using its website and social media platforms to spotlight a different Black dance artist in the<\/p>\n

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