San Diego Poet Laureate Jason Perez comes home to Oceanside on Thursday, April 25 at 7 PM to share his work in the city where he grew up. A graduate of El Camino High School and proud alumnus of Oceanside public schools, Perez is currently an Associate Professor and Director of Ethnic Studies at CSU San Marcos. Much of his work stems from his experience growing up in Oceanside as a Filipino-American and child of immigrants. His readings at Oceanside Theatre Company draw from his two hybrid collections of poetry and prose: Phenomenology of Superhero and This is for the mostless. Accompanied by up to three local poets, Perez will combine storytelling and poetry to connect to his community and audiences, and end the program with a question and answer session moderated by a local community leader.