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DESCRIPTION:Miguel Villegas Ventura was born in San Miguel Cuevas- Nuu Yuku
 \, located in the Mixteca Baja of Oaxaca\, Mexico. Nùù Yúku is an Mixtec co
 mmunity with strong migration to the United States. He arrived to Californi
 a when he was seven year-old with his mother and three older siblings. His 
 two older siblings worked in the files– agricultural fields at a very young
  age with their mother to help provide for the family. Miguel being the you
 ngest had the opportunity to attend school along with one of his brothers. 
 As a child speaking Mixteco in a foreign place and culture\, he faced vario
 us obstacles. Growing up in the City of Fresno\, not knowing other people w
 ho looked or spoke like him\, made him realized that he was different. This
  influenced Miguel into not wanting to speak Mixteco because he believe it 
 to be not valuable. For period of time he stopped speaking Mixteco thinking
  it was an impediment to assimilate into the “American life.” As young kid 
 seeking a place to belong to and someone to relate to he discovered rap mus
 ic when he was 12 years old. Miguel  was introduced to Chicano Rap music- a
  genre that Mexican-Americans in California developed to speak out about th
 eir struggles. He also began writing small verses drawing from his own expe
 rience. Gradually his exposure to different styles\, contents and rappers g
 rew.  When he was 17 years-old\, he began to listen to rappers from differe
 nt countries. Listening to an array of rappers and contents made him realiz
 ed that rap music goes beyond being of a particular group\, culture\, race\
 , and message. In 2010 Miguel\, joined Autonomos\, a Oaxacan youth group wh
 ich was the push he needed. He understood his rap music as tool to motivate
  his Oaxaqueño peers. This brought meaning lyrics. He wrote a trilingual so
 ng- Mixteco\, Spanish\, and English\, about reclaiming identity\, language 
 and culture. His music and work demonstrates his commitment to his Mixteco 
 community. He has worked as community organizer\, interpreter\, and cultura
 l project coordinator with the Centro Binacional Para El Desarrollo Indígen
 a Oaxaqueño (CBDIO).  He helped developed and taught a Mixtec writing works
 hop.  He also volunteers as a youth coordinator with the Frente Indígena de
  Organizaciones Binacionales (FIOB) Committee in Fresno. Miguel\, also a co
 llege student\, hopes to major in Linguistic to continue preserving his nat
 ive language. Aside from writing music\, he also practices traditional danc
 es from Nuu Yuku- La Danza de los Diablitos and Danza de Los Chareos. His a
 rtistic name is Una Isu which means Eight Deer in Mixtec\; a tribute to the
  legendary Mixtec leader Eight Deer Jaguar Claw. Miguel has performed in di
 fferent cities such as Los Angeles\, Oxnard\, Santa Cruz\, Oakland\, New Yo
 rk\, Mexico City and of course his hometown Fresno\, California.  His most 
 prominent participations are the festival “Secretos De Socrates México: Los
  Grandes Debates” 2016 edition. Where he gave a performance of Rap in Nativ
 es Languages ​​along with another three artists of the languages in Hñähñu\
 , Totonaku and Nahuatl. He also performed his music in the cradle of Hip-ho
 p\, in Bronx\, New York\, along with Mare Advertencia Lirika and Mapuche Ra
 pper Luanko. Through his work\, volunteer work\, and music he continues to 
 influence positively the community.
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LOCATION:Frohnmayer Music Building\, 178
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SUMMARY:Conversation with Una Isu\, an indigenous Hip Hop Artist
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