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Awards. New books. Writing opp. Keystone authorship scandal.
As Ramos noted yesterday, my Chicano fantasy novel The Closet of Discarded Dreams received Honorable Mention at the International Latino Book Awards in the Fantasy/SciFi category.Of course, I'd have...
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High School Coffee Cake Served with a Side of Literary Opportunities
Olga García Echeverría When I think about high school, I think big hair, blue eye shadow, headbands and leg warmers. I think Sylvia Mora, Verónica Diaz, and Sandra Muñoz, my high school posse and...
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UCLA’s Chicano Studies Research Center Press receives ten awards for its 2012...
Four books published by the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Press won ten awards in eight categories at the Latino Literacy Now’s fifteenth annual International Latino Book Awards, held May 30,...
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Xicana in Germany. On-Line Floricanto for Earliest June
Guest Columnist Sarah R. Garcia: Xicana Travelogue: Deutschland, Representing HumanityAs my days in Deutschland fade into each other through art, history and endless conversations over meals, I am...
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International Latino Book Awards 2013- CHILDREN, YOUTH, & YOUNG ADULT BOOK...
For a complete list of the winners visit https://www.box.com/s/rzw14zibtw7vtn0mbd22/1/892715210/8385092906/1CHILDREN, YOUTH, & YOUNG ADULT BOOK AWARDSBest Latino Focused Children’s Picture Book –...
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Chicanonautica: High Aztech Resurrected!
by Ernest HoganPraise the gods! After years as an out-of-print, hard to find, underground cult classic, High Aztech, my novel of mind-altering viruses running amok in a futuristic Mexico City --...
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Pulling for Naomi and Some Cheerful News
Melinda PalacioCelebrating Naomi's birthday in New Orleans.Imagine walking to work and being hit by a car who was trying to avoid an ambulance. This happened to my friend, Naomi Estrada, a vibrant...
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Hatchings and children and leaving the nest
Frankly, I'm not burned out, but I haven't fully transported back from my new-novel world. 8 hrs. yesterday doing final revision; 7.5 hrs. the day before. Many weeks like that. Those who know the...
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Just Say No to Gang of Eight Immigration Bill
Guest essay by Álvaro HuertaGiven the national debate over the so-called Senate “Gang of Eight’ immigration reform bill, I have one recommendation: go back to the drawing board. Introduced on April 17,...
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Bluebird Poets. June's Second On-line Floricanto.
Bluebird Poetry Reading Series Returns to Avenue 50 StudioMichael SedanoOne of the featured poets was delayed, allowing lots of time for poets to contemplate their upcoming reading. Each individual has...
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Tejas Star Book Award 2012-2013 Winner
The Tejas Star Book Award was created by the Region One ESC Library Advisory Committee to promote reading in general and for readers to discover the cognitive and economic benefits of bilingualism and...
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Metonimia
Metonymyde la editorial de arte Prestel explora la obra de la aclamada artista plástica española Cristina Iglesias y su popular retrospectiva "Metonimia". Este libro-catálogo recoge las obras más...
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Short Story Friday - Fence Busters / Writing Advice From a Writer
A Dozen on DenverIn early 2008, John Temple, the Editor of the Rocky Mountain News,one of two Denver daily newspapers, invited meto participate in a project that I immediately liked. The News wanted to...
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Snowden, Asange, Manning, gringo names in the press every day. They're not Chicanos, latinos or whateveros. But even if some latinos believe that the three men are "traitors," their actions and the...
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To the Best Bad Dad in the World: A Tribute to My Fragmented Father
Olga García Echeverría I have a fond memory of my father. In the 11thgrade, as part of a school fundraiser, I had to sell glazed donuts. I took home 4 dozens with nothing but good intentions, but since...
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Lessons My Father Taught Me
Guest essay by Álvaro Huerta WHEN I HEAR ABOUT AMERICAN LEADERS SCAPEGOATING Latino immigrants, I can’t help but think about my late father, Salomón Chavez Huerta. Like millions of other immigrants in...
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Fathers Day Floricanto
Review: Reyes Cárdenas. Chicano Poet 1970-2010. San Antonio TX: Aztlan Libre Press, 2013. ISBN-10: 0984441557 ISBN-13: 978-0984441556.Michael SedanoI love it when an expectation gets trashed in light...
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Tejas Star Book Award List 2013-2014
The Tejas Star Book Award was created by the Region One ESC Library Advisory Committee to promote reading in general and for readers to discover the cognitive and economic benefits of bilingualism and...
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Chicanonautica: The Mysterious Doctora Luna and High Aztech
by Ernest HoganContrary to what some of my fellow Arizonans believe, there is a difference between Mexican and Chicano. There’s also a difference between Chicano in California, and Arizona, and other...
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¡Tacolandia and CicLAvia on Sunday, June 23rd!
So much is going on this Sunday for your taste buds and your health!◙ Tacolandia: The LA Weekly is very excited to announce its first annual Tacolandiawhere Angelenos (and friends) may celebrate our...
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