Asian Animal Tales with Roopa Mohan
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People of all ages will be enchanted by Roopa’s wild tales of animals from across Asia!
Listen as Storyteller Roopa Mohan shares Pan-Asian tales of all sorts of animals: clever, sneaky, courageous, surprising, funny! Learn about the origins of these stories told throughout the Asian diaspora.
About Roopa Mohan:
Roopa Mohan shares stories internationally with audiences of all ages, telling personal narratives, tall tales, myths and legends she heard growing up in South India. She enjoys engaging her audience and enhancing her stories with Indian dance gestures and movement. As a storyteller and docent for school groups at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, she tells folktales around objects in the museum’s extensive collection.
Roopa serves on the Board of the Storytelling Association of California, leading a project to bring storytelling to underserved schools. She is an active member of Asian American Storytellers in Action, contributing to their ongoing project for children and families, celebrating cultural diversity and equality.
Roopa is also a Chautauqua Scholar, portraying her historical character, Kasturba Gandhi, wife of Mahatma Gandhi.
About Storytelling:
- Storytelling is telling stories, without using a book.
- It’s an ancient art form that predates libraries, and books and writing.
- It’s not necessarily for children!
- Traditional-style storytelling creates unique images in the mind of each listener.
According to the National Storytelling Network, “storytelling is the interactive art of using words and actions to reveal the elements and images of a story while encouraging the listener’s imagination. In storytelling, the listener imagines the story.”
This free event received funding support from the Friends of the Menlo Park Library.
Sunday, May 18, 2025 | 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Belle Haven Library, 100 Terminal Ave., Menlo Park, CA
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Asian Animal Tales with Roopa Mohan