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Acuña interview. Lit and news bits.
by RudyGInterview with graphic novelist Ricardo AcuñaLast month I previewed The Realm by Ricardo Acuña, a Chicano screenwriter who blazed a trail of turning it into a graphic novel via a successful...
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Central Time: En Medio de Todo
Nebraska-- "en medio de todo en el Norte"by Amelia M.L. Montes (ameliamontes.com)Where is Lincoln, Nebraska? This is the question people ask when they find out where I live. They’ve asked when I am...
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Why You Should Be a GuerillaReader
Melinda PalacioLast week, Bronwyn Mauldin sent me a link to Guerilla Reads No. 80, my reading at the Pasadena Lit Fest. I first met Bronwyn four years ago, when she filmed several authors at the Latino...
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The Gluten-free Chicano Cooks Zucchini Tortillas. On-line Floricanto
The Gluten-free Chicano CooksGluten-free Zucchini TortillasAcross the country, home gardeners find themselves harvesting pounds of summer squash and rifling through cook books for recipes. I give my...
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REFORMA Activities at ALA Annual in Chicago
Friday, June 28th 2:30pm - 4:00pm Executive Committee Meeting I Palmer House Hilton, Indiana Room6:30pm - 11:30pm Second Annual Denim & Diamonds Gala Lobo De Mar Restaurant, 5503 W. Cermak Road,...
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Alter/Nativas
Revista digital semestral y arbitrada, dedicada al estudio de las culturas en América Latina, publica textos en español, inglés y portugués. Cada número contará con una sección especial sobre un tema...
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Francisco Goya - Los Caprichos
We recently visited the Loveland Museum/Gallery about 45 minutes north of Denver. The Museum is the current home to an exceptional exhibit entitled Francisco Goya: Los Caprichos. The trip turned out to...
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YA a different way 1. Great opp to support El Museo. Keystone XL Pipeline.
Assessing YA litLa Bloga's contributors cover many genres, especially children's lit, Chicano nonfiction, memoirs, detective and crime, chicalit, works in Spanish, sci-fi, magic realism and poetry. The...
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BOOK REVIEW: How Fire Is a Story, Waiting—by Melinda Palacio
By Guest Blogger Thelma T. Reyna Melinda Palacio’s first full-length volume of poetry was birthed with modest fanfare but with hopes full and robust. Less than a year later, the book has...
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Spotlight on Spencer R. Herrera
Spencer R. Herrera was born and raised in Houston, Texas. He studied at Southwestern University, the University of Houston, and the University of New Mexico. His areas of research and teaching are...
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Poesia para la Over- and Under-ground Gente. Pocho2 is Gone. On-line Floricanto
Orale, Poets Ride the Red LineMichael SedanoAnthony Davis eludes tacklers, speeding around the corner toward the goal line. The Notre Dame linebacker gets the angle on Davis and meets him near the...
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New Books From Cinco Puntos Press
MI FAMILIA CALACA/MY SKELETON FAMILYA Mexican Folk Art Family in English and Spanishby Cynthia Weillillustrated by Jesus Canseco ZárateWelcome to the Family! It’s just like yours: father, mother,...
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On-line Floricanto Independence Day 2013Michael SedanoFourth of July, United States Independence Day, comes with fireworks and nationalistic hostilities. The chest-thumping crowd puts on their blinders...
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Roof Sitting in New Orleans
Melinda PalacioIt's the fourth of July in New Orleans and my friend invited me to a swim, barbecue, and roof sitting party. Roof sitting means climbing a rickety ladder to the attic and catapulting...
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Latino conferences. Writing contest. Arte, Sacramento
National Latino Writers Conference 2014Mark your calendars and get your writing ready. This conference will be back next year. Go here to sign up for the E-list and receive details as they develop.- -...
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How to be a Chicana/Chicano Bio-Hacker!
Copper Mountain, Colorado Kudos to Michael Sedano’s recipe he named, “The Gluten-free Chicano Cooks Zucchini Tortillas,” (click here for his post and recipe)! As soon as he posted the recipe, I had a...
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Once Upon a Time
From the novel, The Book of WantBy Daniel A. Olivas En un país muy lejano, there lived a woman of a certain age who owned a camera shop with her husband. She had two healthy sons (identical...
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Guest Columnist: Sean Hill. On-line Floricanto for the Ninth
Editor's NoteLast week on La Bloga-Tuesday, I featured a group of poets reading their stuff on the Los Angeles subway and Hollywood sidewalk, Poesia Para La Gente: Poetry Underground. The event marked...
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Books by Diana Lopez
Ask My Mood Ring How I FeelIt's summer before eighth grade, and Erica "Chia" Montenegro is feeling so many things that she needs a mood ring to keep track of her emotions. She's happy when she hangs...
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¡TEATRO! (Miami - Denver - Albuquerque)
IN MIAMI: Hispanic Theatre Festival The International Hispanic Theatre Festival (IHTF) of Miami celebrates its 28th season in the company of distinguished theatre groups from Latin America, Spain and...
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