Jason De León's Avatar

Jason De León

@jasondeleon.bsky.social

Anthropologist, Nikon F2 owner, rockero, bass player in The War Pigs, author of Soldiers and Kings and Land of Open Graves, catch me in the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology

1,007 Followers  |  114 Following  |  41 Posts  |  Joined: 19.11.2024  |  1.424

Latest posts by jasondeleon.bsky.social on Bluesky

The WAR PIGS  For What It's Worth (S. Stills) from Wonderland LP: Children of the Canyon Vol. 1
YouTube video by Jason De Leon The WAR PIGS For What It's Worth (S. Stills) from Wonderland LP: Children of the Canyon Vol. 1

New War Pigs video out today! youtu.be/Sq1PwYaMAMk?...

23.05.2025 22:34 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Post image

I’ll be at UC Santa Barbara next week talking about the collapse of American democracy and why a $1000 check can’t solve our global migration crisis. All attendees get a copy of Soldiers and Kings.

06.05.2025 15:24 — 👍 9    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
Post image Post image Post image Post image

Got to hear some of my favorite authors/podcasters at the LA Times Festival of Books today 🤓 Jesse Katz @jasondeleon.bsky.social
Vanessa Angélica Villareal
@paolamendoza.bsky.social
Danez Smith
@samsanders.bsky.social
@zachstafford.bsky.social

27.04.2025 05:03 — 👍 19    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
Post image

Hi, friends, this weekend is the LATFOB & I'm moderating the panel: "Undocumented: The Price of the Promised Land," at 10:30 a.m. on Sat. featuring 3 brilliant authors who wrote the 3 spectacular books pictured below. Come on down!
@jesspish.bsky.social @jasondeleon.bsky.social

24.04.2025 01:38 — 👍 12    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
Preview
The Antidote: Karen Russell in conversation with Jason De Leon - Library Foundation of Los Angeles The Antidote: Karen Russell in conversation with Jason De Leon %

Happening tonight! lfla.org/event/karenr...

10.04.2025 23:42 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Post image

Happening next week!

03.04.2025 17:56 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Post image Post image Post image

I’ll be NYU this Friday.

31.03.2025 16:13 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Post image

Incredibly humbled to be nominated for this award and to be in the company of so many amazing writers. @vikingbooks.bsky.social

21.03.2025 19:06 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Post image

Today is the one year anniversary of the release of Soldiers and Kings. I wish my buddy Roberto was still here to see how many people have been moved by his story.

19.03.2025 16:58 — 👍 16    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I really hate that anyone can email me whenever they want but sometimes they send me some gems like “Capitalism is the best system man has devised to create prosperity.” Obviously this is from an AOL account.

15.03.2025 14:59 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Just about every hate email I get is from an AOL address.

14.03.2025 22:42 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
Preview
The Real Lives of Human Smugglers With Jason De León - Latino USA Renowned anthropologist Jason De León was at a migrant shelter in Chiapas, Mexico in 2015 when he was getting ready...

On Latino USA's latest, a conversation with author and anthropologist @jasondeleon.bsky.social about the unstoppable migration movement and the humans behind human smuggling. Don't miss it!

LISTEN HERE ➡️ bit.ly/lusahuman

14.03.2025 15:52 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 1
Preview
Humor and Fear, Kings and Soldiers: Jason De León on the Untold Story of Human Smugglers - Public Books What happens if we start with the assumption that smugglers are, in fact, humans?

Had great chat with Cat Ramirez last year about writing and migration storytelling. www.publicbooks.org/humor-and-fe...

11.03.2025 15:31 — 👍 10    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Excited to visit Edinburgh in a few weeks!

10.03.2025 16:08 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Post image

Happening next weekend in Tucson!

06.03.2025 20:19 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
Post image Post image Post image

Happening this week in Kentucky!

03.03.2025 21:25 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

We might have an exhibition opening there in the fall.

26.02.2025 18:31 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Thanks so much for reading and for the kind words!

25.02.2025 16:32 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
[CCBF] Panel: Immigration Then, Today & Tomorrow A panel on writing about immigration featuring Jason de León, Natalia Molina, and Jesse Katz.

Happening Saturday in Culver City! www.eventbrite.com/e/ccbf-panel...

20.02.2025 19:55 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Full Blooded Yaqui Indian (La Bamba)
YouTube video by Honus T206 Full Blooded Yaqui Indian (La Bamba)

This is the energy I am now channeling everyday in all my forms of resistance big and small. #resist #fucktheking youtu.be/L-UWZM5ytnI?...

20.02.2025 03:18 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Preview
Local Event: Culver City Book Festival Check out the latest community post from one of your neighbors. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.)

Happening next weekend in Culver City. patch.com/california/l...

16.02.2025 01:12 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Preview
Kiké Hernandez Re-Signing With Dodgers as LA Completes Perfect Offseason Kiké Hernández is returning to the Los Angeles Dodgers for the 2025 season, he announced on social media on Sunday.

Yes!! dodgersnation.com/kike-hernand...

10.02.2025 02:11 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Preview
Researcher to cover migration and human smuggling in upcoming talk A prominent researcher is coming to town to share stories he collected shadowing human smugglers and the migrants they guide.

A preview of my upcoming talk in Santa Fe. www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_n...

09.02.2025 17:54 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Frederick Douglass Human Rights Lecture Featuring Jason De León Jason De León is Director of the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, Loyd E. Cotsen Endowed Chair of Archaeology, Professor of Anthropology and Chicana/o and Central American Studies at the University […...

I’ll be at the University of La Verne on February 19th. laverne.edu/event/freder...

07.02.2025 16:55 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Lewis Honors College Welcomes Award-Winning Author Jason De Léon and his interactive art exhibit | Lewis Honors CollegeUniversity of Kentucky Homepage Faculty at the University of Kentucky Lewis Honors College, the College of Arts & Sciences, and the W. S. Webb Museum of Anthropology are hosting an interactive art installation, Hostile Terrain 94 (H...

I’ll be in Kentucky in March talking about migration and the Hostile Terrain 94 exhibit. honors.uky.edu/news/lewis-h...

03.02.2025 15:58 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Post image

The kids fly to Arizona for the show while the roadie and mascot road trip it with all the gear.

24.01.2025 21:38 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Jason de León Finds Hope in Telling Immigration Stories
YouTube video by Shelf Talkers Jason de León Finds Hope in Telling Immigration Stories

I spoke with folks at my favorite LA bookstore Village Well a few weeks ago about Soldiers and Kings, writing, and some of my favorite authors. youtu.be/_iVXB7xRr34?...

23.01.2025 16:28 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Post image

Me right now.

23.01.2025 03:16 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Post image

If you’re in Southern Arizona this coming weekend, catch me and my kids rocking out in Arivaca! #refuseresist

23.01.2025 03:08 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thanks for reading!

23.01.2025 03:06 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

@jasondeleon is following 20 prominent accounts