November 2022 marks the 90th anniversary of the first bilingual book published in the country, Pura Belpre’s “Perez y Martina”! This Puerto Rican folktale regales the adventures of Martina, a Spanish cockroach of high degree, and her many suitors. Join William Walker of SUNY Oneonta and Paloma Celis Carbajal of the New York Public Library as they discuss Pura Belpre, the importance of representation and access to bilingual stories, and the impact research centers have in preserving this history. This event is put on in partnership with BoriMix.