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Musings on "Academese"
Inspiration Corner December 24th marked the third year of my retirement after 30 years of teaching at a community...
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What a Difference a Wash Day Makes: Adventures in Curly Hair
Melinda PalacioDark curly hair is hard to photograph. After decades, I’ve finally come to accept my curly hair. My personal hair war began when I was a teenager and decided I no longer wanted long...
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Diplopia
A short story by Daniel A. Olivas The classroom’s florescent lights and afternoon sun seemed to converge directly at Alisa’s eyes. She knew that her headache would quickly morph into a...
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Don Felipe Presente! Anaya Chupacabra Billy Kid. Boatyard Gluten-free Chile....
QEPD Don Felipe OrtegoDon Felipe-A Remembrance from Latinopia.com on Vimeo.Expanding Limits, Making New Rules, Setting History StraightReview: Rudolfo Anaya. Chupacabra Meets Billy The Kid....
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In Support of Los Angeles Teachers
Tomorrow will be the third day of La huelga. I want to share some posters from teachers during our marches in Downtown Los Angeles. Rain or shine, we are there. ¡Si se puede! ¡La unión hace la fuerza!
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Chicanonautica: Seduced, Hallucinating Tex(t) And/Or Mex
by Ernest HoganWhen William Anthony Nericcio gave me a copy of his Tex(t)-Mex: Seductive Hallucinations of the “Mexican” in America he struck out his name for the title page, the way Carlos Fuentes...
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New Books
Once again, here is a short list of upcoming books that La Bloga readers might enjoy and that just might not make it to your local bookstore shelves unless you order them. They are scheduled for...
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.Xánath CarazaEl Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. es honrado en enero de cada año. Este 2019 lo recordamos el día de hoy, lunes 21 de enero. Hoy comparto con los lectores de la...
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Chicana Movidas. Floricanto in the Front Room. Bits and Tids.
Review: Dionne Espinoza, María Eugenia Cotera, and Maylei Blackwell, eds. Chicana Movidas. New Narratives of Activism and Feminism in the Movement Era. Austin: UTexas Press, 2018. ISBN:...
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Ganadores del Premio Campoy-Ada
LA ACADEMIA NORTEAMERICANA DE LA LENGUA ESPAÑOLA, ANUNCIA CON FECHA 14 DE ENERO 2019, LOS GANADORES DEL PREMIO CAMPOY-ADA DE LITERATURA INFANTIL Y JUVENIL.Respondiendo a su compromiso por defender y...
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Photo Essay, MLK Events in Santa Barbara
Melinda PalacioSanta Barbara leaders and citizens march hand in handI've always been on the shy side, but if you've heard me read poetry or speak to a filled room, you wouldn't know it. While I tend to...
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Let Me Tell You a Story
A short story by Daniel A. Olivas Let me tell you a story. It’ll be the truth. Not that gabacho lying claptrap that you’ll get from the front desk. Even the Chicanos who sit up there lie...
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Laureate Doesn't Get His Gun. Mailbag News 'n Notes.
Latinopia Shares Living Room Floricanto ReadingMichael SedanoCasa Sedano in Pasadena, California welcomes special guests from time to time to enjoy an afternoon of fun, food, friendship, and a featured...
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American Library Association Award Winners 2019
Pura Belpré Awards honoring a Latinx writer and illustrator whose children's books best portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience:“Dreamers,” illustrated and written by Yuyi Morales,...
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Chicanonautica: A Letter to 1969
by Ernest HoganThings have been so weird lately (I know, I overuse the word weird, but in this case it fit better than anything else) I like to imagine what I would say if I had a time travel device...
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Arte Público Press -- Spring 2019
Arte Público Press (AP) is "the nation’s largest and most established publisher of contemporary and recovered literature by U.S. Hispanic authors." It's not just about size. AP publishes some of the...
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Xánath Caraza: la figura de la mujer mexicana en su obra por Natasa Lambrou
Xánath Caraza: la figura de la mujer mexicana en su obrapor Natasa LambrouLa poesía latinoamericana desde la época precolombina es sumamente religiosa; el tiempo cíclico o mítico (creación,...
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GF Company's Coming. Dominic's Dialect Dispensation. Mexican Schools Baroque....
The GF Chicano CooksGluten-free Chile Relleno Casserole-Company Style Because We Have Good EggsMichael SedanoFarm-to-table eggs taste better, they really do.Crustless vegetable custards, aka Quiche,...
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Pura Belpré Award Ganadores 2019
From: http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/belpremedalThe award is named after Pura Belpré, the first Latina librarian at the New York Public Library. The Pura Belpré Award, established in...
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CSUCI Houses the Works and Archives of Michele Serros
Melinda PalacioMichell Serros's first bookI still have a hard time believing Michele Serros didn't make it to see her 50th birthday. She had big plans to have a cinquentañera and she had more poems,...
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