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Max Vigil: Cinderella in Huaraches
Daniel Cano Remnants of Westside Tobacco Road or the train to the sea Before he passed away, I spoke to Max Vigil many...
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On Poetic License and Tough Editorial Questions
Melinda PalacioReading at the University of New Orleans on November 14, 2018 On Wednesday, I had the pleasure of reading with New York poet Neil Shepard at the University of New Orleans. The students...
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Book Talk: Rubén Funkahuatl Guevara presents "Confessions of a Radical...
Event Date: Friday, November 30, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.Event Location: Jan Popper Theater - Room 1200, Schoenberg Music Building, UCLARubén Funkahuatl Guevara will present his newly published book,...
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Tonantzin at Raj Mahal. Performing Arts Call. Interviewer Corrals Author....
Mail BagNews & NotesMichael SedanoFrom Los Angeles, California and the fabulous Cathedral on the hill, the annual Guadalupana festival is sponsored by the food giant Goya. This year marks the 16th...
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Gracias / Thanks
By Pat MoraIllustrated by John ParraIn a series of poetic sentences, a young boy (biracial Mexican/Caucasian) tells about some of the everyday things for which he is thankful. Come share the joy, and...
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Chicanonautica: Guajolote Con Man Corn
by Ernest HoganI’ve got the Día de los Guajolotes duty here at La Bloga again. Luckily, I've just finished Man Corn: Cannibalism and Violence in the Prehistoric American Southwest by Christy G. Turner...
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Downsizin' and Lowridin'
HOBBY: an activity or interest pursued for pleasure or relaxation and not as a main occupation.Kris DiazSomething a little different today. Here's a recent interview I did with Kristofer Diaz, a guy I...
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Ensayo fotográfico del Doctor José P. Villalobos
Ensayo fotográfico del Doctor José P. VillalobosXánath CarazaDurante más de dos décadas un grupo de profesores, académicos, intelectuales españoles y norteamericanos han venido estudiando de forma...
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Stock Up on Stocking Stuffers: Part I
Editor's Note: Leading up to Christmas day, La Bloga-Tuesday presents "stocking stuffer" ideas. Inexpensive gifts of great value make the best kind of stocking stuffers.Review: Juan & Armando...
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The Crossroads
By Alexandra Diaz Age Range: 8 - 12 years Grade Level: 3 - 7 Hardcover: 336 pages Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books Language:...
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A Veterans Day Story:Unlikely Espontaneo
Daniel Cano The next day, the Mexican newspaper, El Diario,...
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Fire and Rain Santa Barbara
Melinda PalacioRain clouds above a burnt out Santa Barbara hillside, view from my house.Rain returns to California like a scorned lover who can’t remember what the original argument was about. For the...
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ARCHIVAL DONATION AND TALK: MARIO T. GARCÍA AND ROSALÍO MUÑOZ IN CONVERSATION
Date: Thursday, December 6Time: 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.Event Location: CSRC Library - 144 Haines Hall, UCLACost: Free!You are invited to the Chicano Studies Research Center Library to celebrate the...
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What A Bird Forgives Dances in the Santa Ana Winds. Bolillo y Cocido
Review: Melindo Palacio. Bird Forgiveness. Denver: 3: A Taos Press, 2018. ISBN 978-0-9972011-8-5She delights surprises then kicks you in the gut.That's my one-sentence review of compañera bloguera...
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Tia Chucha’s 8th Annual Winterlandia & Marketplace
Tia Chucha’s 8th Annual Winterlandia & MarketplaceSaturday, December 15th, 20181-6pmPacoima Community Center11243 Glenoaks BlvdPacoima, CA 91331Tia Chucha’s 8th Annual Winterlandia &...
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Chicanonautica: Talking High Aztech in San Diego
by Ernest HoganThe plane took off from Phoenix and entered a white void. It cleared up as we reached San Diego. Once again California looked Martian, with a smoky haze creeping through the mountains...
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New Books
Here is my periodic listing of new literature coming your way. As usual, my choices are a mixed bag that crosses genres and international borders. The list gives you the publishers' synopses of the...
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Comentario al libro ‘Mujer, nación y progreso en el discurso del exilio de...
Comentario al libro ‘Mujer, nación y progreso en el discurso del exilio de Clorinda Matto de Turner y Juana Manuela Gorriti’ por Álvaro M. Torres Xanath Caraza Álvaro M. Torresnació en Lima-Perú. En...
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On-Line Floricanto. Floricanto on the theme of Tonantzín
On-Line Floricanto. Floricanto on the theme of TonantzínEditor's Note: Michael Sedano tore up his dominant shoulder and is out of commission for a time. Today, La Bloga-Tuesday, brings back a 2012...
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Two Cinco Puntos Press Titles in New Editions
Olor a perfume de viejitaBy Claudia Guadalupe MartinezTranslated by Luis Humberto Crosthwaite Edited by Sylvia ZelenyThe classic Latinx growing up story, The Smell of Old Lady Perfume, now by popular...
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