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Veterans Day 2021: One Vet's Not All Sad
What was it supposed to be, if not this?Michael Sedano I was a soldier. I am a Veteran. Seven percent of United Statesians have worn the uniforms the nation observes on Veterans Day. Imagine that,...
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RAULITO: THE FIRST LATINO GOVERNOR OF ARIZONA / EL PRIMER GOBERNADOR LATINO...
By Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford ISBN: 978-1-55885-916-6Bind: Trade PaperbackPages: 168Imprint: Piñata BooksAges: 8-12 This inspiring bilingual biography for intermediate readers recounts the story of...
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On This Veterans Day, the Story of Felix Z. Longoria, A Veteran Denied
An Unlikely Hero, Felix Z. Longoria Journalist Carlos Sanchez’s sentence still resonates, even after all these...
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Arte Para La Gente, Exhibit in Ventura
Announcement: An exciting exhibit comes to the Central Coast and the opening reception for Margaret Garcia's collected works is Saturday, November 13 at 2pm at the Museum of Ventura County. One of the...
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A few scenes from Tía Chucha’s Centro Cultural & Bookstore’s 20th Anniversary...
On Saturday, November 13, Tía Chucha’s Centro Cultural & Bookstorehad its 20th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION & GRAND OPENING in its beautiful new space at 12677 Glenoaks Blvd., Sylmar, CA 91342....
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Arte Para La Gente in Ventura
Collecting Arte, Catalogs, and MemoriesMichael Sedano • Fotos ©michael v sedano I watch Sunrise over the Pacific Ocean then enjoy a post-almuerzo walk through Ventura’s downtown promenade whose...
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RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
By Estela Bernal ISBN: 978-1-55885-915-9Publication Date: May 31, 2021Bind: Trade PaperbackPages: 200Imprint: Piñata BooksAges: 11-16 Engaging novel for teens explores a girl’s determination to...
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Chicanonautica: Help El Provenir, ¡Ya!
by Ernest HoganBreaking news! El Porvenir, ¡Ya! Citlalzazanilli Mexicatl Chicano Science Fiction Anthology--with a preface and previously unpublished story by yours truly--is ready to go, but first,...
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Arte Público Press News and a Dragon Book Event
Here's some news from Houston-based Arte Público Press, which just happens to be the publisher of my Gus Corral books. The first piece is an announcement of the winning of an award for Latino...
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_Labios de piedra, Lips of Stone_ poemario por Xánath Caraza
_Labios de piedra, Lips of Stone_ poemario por Xánath Caraza Labios de piedra, Lips of Stoneverá la luz próximamente y será publicado por The Raving Press. Este poemario bilingüe fue traducido por la...
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After I Saw That Wall, I Read the Book
Review: Carolina Rivera Escamilla ...after... Los Angeles: World Stage Press, 2015. Michael Sedano I’ve found many a delightful book through what I called “guided serendipity.” In the library, for...
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For All/ Para Todos
By Alejandra Domenzain Illustrated by Katherine Loh Translated by Irene Prieto de Coogan Publisher : Hard Ball Press Language : English/ SpanishPaperback : 53 pagesISBN-10 : 1734493879ISBN-13...
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What's in a Name, an Enigma?
"En esta casa nacio Tomas Alva Edison, el 18 de Febrero, 1848" What is the definition of a Latino or...
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On #GivingTuesday, consider supporting Tía Chucha’s Centro Cultural & Bookstore
Tomorrow is GivingTuesday. What is GivingTuesday? It is a global generosity movement that unleashes the power of radical generosity around the world. GivingTuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea:...
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Giving Tuesday: Make A List, Check It Twice
Michael Sedano Master Spy Nicholas T. Saint shakes his head at the silliness of UnitedStatesian rituals. Imagine that, a "Giving Tuesday," when people in need have that need every day. The Head Elf...
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Interview With Author Alejandra Domenzain
Alejandra thanks for this interview for La Bloga. Congratulations on your first children’s book, For all/ Para Todos. How would you present your books to readers? Tell us about it. The general...
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Chicanonautica: Notes on Extra-Fiction 2021
by Ernest HoganMy life, writing schedule, and reading routine had all been disrupted for the last couple of months. Not just Latinoid Heritage Month, but I had to do my duty judging the finalists of...
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New Year, New Books
The books just keep coming. Here's a random selection of a few scheduled for 2022.___________________________Olga Dies DreamingXochitl GonzalezFlatiron Books - January 4, 2022[from the publisher]It's...
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Poema “1” de Xánath Caraza
Poema “1” de Xánath Caraza Hoy comparto con los lectores de la Bloga el poema “1” de mi manuscrito La mariposa de Jackeline Caal. La traducción al inglés del poema es de Sandra Kingery, Aaron Wilsea...
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Winter Memory: Warm Thoughts
Looking forward to 2022, I took a look back to 2018 when La Bloga shared this soldier's tale. What a life that kid has in store for him, in fact, all these guys in the foto, not just the vato holding...
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