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Some Like It Hot: New Orleans
Melinda PalacioThanks to a cold front, New Orleans went from triple-digit weather last week to a double digit's Summer breeze. Many of my friends in Santa Barbara and New Orleans are surprised that...
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Reporting from the Concentration Camp Exit Gate: Part 2
Juanita Salazar Lamb is an author who lives in Northwest Arkansas. Geographically removed from the Rio Grande Valley where she was born and raised, Juanita keeps her pulse on happenings in the Valley,...
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To Be Frida Kahlo
A found poem by Daniel A. Olivas based on a Salma Hayek interviewNever conventionalabout anything she did.Never apologeticabout who she was.And it was not easy.From paint,she did art and poetry.From...
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They Call It "The Journey"
The Memory Care Unit – The JourneyMichael SedanoFriends have been telling me they’ve found use in reading my columns about living with Alzheimer’s Dementia. “We all face this,” they’ll say. Indeed,...
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The Fresh New Face of Griselda
By Jennifer Torres Age Range: 9 - 12 years Grade Level: 3 - 7 Hardcover: 256 pages Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Language:...
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Chicanonautica: Good Times with Virgins & Tricksters
by Ernest HoganPeople tend to think they know what to expect from “ethnic” fiction: victim stories, the good old days in the ghetto/barrio/whatever, the political call to action . . . When you get more...
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What's Next? -- New Books
Here come the dog days of August. Lemonade in the high heat of midday. Gin and tonic in the medium heat of a summer-heavy evening. Half asleep on the back porch listening to The Best of Canned Heat,...
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Poesía at The Bronx Music Heritage Center by Xánath Caraza
Poesía at The Bronx Music Heritage Centerby Xánath Caraza Los poetasFounded by the Women’s Housing and Economic Development Corporation (WHEDco), the BMHC is committed to preserving and promoting Bronx...
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Publisher Round-Up: New, Tantalizing, Compelling
Michael SedanoAugust opens the hot months of Summer and here in Pasadena, California the heat has been reminiscent of my two Summers in Korea. That first Summer, I lived with 75 men serving on the...
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Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln
Written by Margarita EngleIllustrated Rafael López Age Range: 4 - 8 years Grade Level: Preschool - 3 Hardcover: 40 pages Publisher: Atheneum Books for...
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After All Is Said and Done
Beauty still exists for us I am not sure what I have in mind regarding today’s post. Oh, it isn’t as if I didn’t have a...
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Presentation by Dr. Alvaro Huerta regarding his new book, “Defending Latina/o...
Dr. Alvaro Huerta will be presenting his book, Defending Latina/o Immigrant Communities: The Xenophobic Era of Trump and Beyond, a collection of short essays and stories, which focuses on one of the...
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Community Treasure Needs More Treasure
Muralist Single-handedly Restoring LandmarkMichael SedanoThe road curves around the base of Mt Washington, its beckoning two-lane span an open stretch as far as a lone driver can see. Floor it. The car...
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Pepe and the Parade: A Celebration of Hispanic Heritage
Written by Tracey KyleIllustrated by Mirelle Ortega Age Range: 4 - 8 years Grade Level: Preschool - 3 Hardcover: 32 pages Publisher: little bee books...
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Chicanonautica: Listening to American Sabor
by Ernest HoganThings have not been good for la Raza lately. I cringe whenever I check the news. Ese, what's the body count today? I'm tempted to get mad and do a diabolical surrealistic voodoo rant,...
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What's Next? New Books, Part 2
Continuing with my list of upcoming or recently released books, here are a few more titles for 2019 that should create a buzz in the world of the written word. Take note of work from Rudolfo Anaya,...
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Festival de Poesía de la Ciudad de Nueva York
Festival de Poesía de la Ciudad de Nueva Yorkpor Lea Díaz, bloguera invitadaComo cada año, el último fin de semana de julio, la pintoresca `Isla de los Gobernadores´ se ilumina con artes, música y...
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Pasqua in Sonora. Maria's Picture. Update on Mural Conservation. Poetry...
Guest WriterVibiana Aparicio-ChamberlinMy Yaqui Pilgrimage, A Manda FulfilledVibiana Aparicio-ChamberlinYaqui rhythmic hand drums and the mourning of flutes lifted my spirit as I carried a yellow-robed...
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Each Tiny Spark
By Pablo Cartaya Age Range: 10 - 12 years Grade Level: 5 - 6 Hardcover: 336 pages Publisher: Kokila (August 6, 2019) Language:English...
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Have the Hippos Taken over the Zoo?Daniel CanoI read his book or essay or something by him in my early years of teaching composition and literature, maybe it was even as far back as graduate school. I...
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