# Event Details - **Event Name**: Launch events for the anthology: Butterflies Over Land - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 12 Sep, 2026 at 03:00 pm – Sun, 20 Sep, 2026 at 06:00 pm (-07:00) - **Event Description**: Butterflies Over Land is an anthology co-edited by Jen Cheng and Camille Hernandez. Readers will be reading from the book.About this EventPlease note there are two tickets: one for the virtual event on Youtube on Saturday Sept 12th 3pm-4:30pm and the in-person event (WeHo) on Sunday Sept 20th 4pm-5:30pm.Come enjoy the world premiere and book launch party of a new immigrant rights anthology BUTTERFLIES OVER LAND: Voices and Visions Resisting Anti-Immigrant Terror. This book includes a mix of genres, from poetry to nonfiction personal essays and short fiction. The events offer a conversation about immigrant rights from Southern California and nationwide.Our guest readers include co-editors Jen Cheng and Camille Hernandez, with award-winning contributors José Enrique Medina, Pallavi Dhawan, José Rios, Nancy Lynée Woo, Yash Bhutada, Jean Trinh, Daniel Mayeda, and others TBA.Please kindly help us with your early RSVP here to attend. Support our printing with your preorders .Books are for sale www.wokelicious.com/press . Save on fees by using V*nmo @JenCvoice. Save on mailing fees by planning to pick up your book on September 20th at the event or at any of Jen's other scheduled appearances.Everyone is welcome. Drop-ins are welcome.Please arrive ahead of the start time to get settled in as we would like to start and finish our readings promptly to have time for community conversation and reception.The in-person free and accessible event is buy your own food and drink. Please be kind to the cafe by buying something to show our gratitude for their generous space.These events are supported in part by an arts grant from the City of West Hollywood.More about BUTTERFLIES OVER LAND:Archiving our stories and witnessing are ways we can build better coalitions and understanding of our humanity. Our co-editors have a deep commitment to social justice and this anthology archives stories from voices in Los Angeles County and Orange County.More about Jen on her website: www.jencvoice.comMore about Camille on her website: www.camillehernandez.comFrom poetry to personal essays, this anthology responds to anti-immigrant terror with people’s authentic perspectives of survival and hope. The collection is curated by Jen Cheng and Camille Hernandez, two Poets Laureate and daughters of immigrants from Los Angeles and Orange County.Butterflies Over Land: Voices and Visions Resisting Anti-Immigrant Terror has themes of resilience, migration, lineage, protection, grassroots education. It also shares priorities of activism, and voices from the frontlines (public school teachers, direct social service providers, and others serving at-risk populations). By featuring views from a wide variety of activists to immigration experts, this anthology provides a critical view to shape the future remembrance of this time. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/7b8b2d60-a4c4-11f1-8345-8160f1306c66-rimg-w501-h740-dce85838-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/7b9d2ec0-a4c4-11f1-8345-8160f1306c66-rimg-w592-h740-dcf8f8f8-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/west-hollywood/launch-events-for-the-anthology-butterflies-over-land/100001993967553629 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, parties, entertainment, virtual - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 3 hours - Location: 8157 Santa Monica Blvd - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: West Hollywood - **state**: CA - **country**: United States - **location**: 8157 Santa Monica Blvd - **lat**: 34.0911919 - **long**: -118.36676 - **full address**: 8157 Santa Monica Blvd, 8157 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Launch events for the anthology: Butterflies Over Land - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/277fb94a2c2a56c12b8e1ba7c936adb0a06e4ba8f05f41b82021c74f35782a70-rimg-w1200-h600-dc1d4291-gmir.jpg?v=1784070917 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Launch events for the anthology: Butterflies Over Land being held? - **A:** Launch events for the anthology: Butterflies Over Land takes place on Sat, 12 Sep, 2026 at 03:00 pm to Sun, 20 Sep, 2026 at 06:00 pm at 8157 Santa Monica Blvd, 8157 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Launch events for the anthology: Butterflies Over Land? - **A:** Launch events for the anthology: Butterflies Over Land is organized by Jen Cheng. - **Q**: Who is this event for? 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