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Handbook of Contemporary Cuba
Cuban studies is a highly dynamic field shaped by the country’s distinctive political and economic circumstances. The Handbook of Contemporary Cuba is an up-to-date and comprehensive survey offering...
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Guest Post: Honoring a "Town Elder" - Remembering "The Mexican Girl" -...
Today's guest post comes from Gloria Velásquez, author, educator, musician. She wrote the following essay in tribute to one of her father's compadres for the Johnstown Breeze in January, 2013....
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Kerouac, Hunter S. Thompson. Cultural appropriation.
Next week I'll be at one of the two biggest SciFi/Fantasy conventions, which this year is called LoneStarCon, in San Antonio. Because of the location, the Con organizers have included a "Spanish...
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Spotlight on Sarah Cortez and her new book of poems, “Cold Blue Steel”
Sarah Cortez is the author of How to Undress a Cop (Arte Público Press, 2000). She has edited Windows into My World: Latino Youth Write Their Lives (Piñata Books, 2007); Hit List: The Best of Latino...
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La Palabra Reading. Writer Glut. August Month-end Floricanto.
La Palabra Poetry Reading Features Thelma ReynaMichael SedanoKarineh Mahdessian, who hosted, welcomes Thelma T. Reyna to La PalabraLa Bloga friend and Latinopia book reviewer Thelma T. Reyna put on a...
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2nd Annual: Flor y Canto para Nuestros Niños y Niñas
Talleres de Poesía is so happy to announce the 2nd Annual Flor y Canto para Nuestros Niños y Niñas! This time it's a Street Festival right on 24th & Bartlett! With poetry for all ages, music,...
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Chicanonautica: Pancho Villa Wants You to Drink Responsibly on a Different...
by Ernest HoganI panicked for a moment. A story of mine was about to come out, soon, very soon, and I found a factual error. And it was too late to do anything about it.I start my story Pancho Villa’s...
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Jessica Ceballos in Love
Melinda PalacioJessica Ceballos at the Bluebird Readingphoto by Michael SedanoPoet Jessica Ceballos is in love with her hometown, Highland Park, and Downtown Los Angeles, and the East Side and L.A....
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Linda Ronstadt: "I Ain't Saying You Ain't Pretty"
Linda Ronstadt recently with SantanaLinda Ronstadt's memoir will be out September 17th by Amelia M.L. Montes (ameliamontes.com)"I grew up singing Mexican music, and that's based on indigenous Mexican...
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Fast-Moving and Intense: A Review of “Desperado: A Mile High Noir”
By guest reviewer Teresa MarquezSince 1993, Manuel Ramos has been the writer of Denver’s noir crime fiction. Desperado: A Mile High Noir (Arte Público Press) is the latest in his series of mystery...
View ArticleMomaday Named Anaya Lecturer. September's First On-line Floricanto
Momaday Named Anaya LecturerThe fourth annual Rudolfo and Patricia Anaya Lecture on the Literature of the Southwest comes September 26 in the Grand Ballroom of the University of New Mexico Student...
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New Bilingual Children's Books by Lupe Ruiz-Flores
Lupita's First Dance / El Primer Baile de Lupitaby Lupe Ruiz-Flores.Illustrated by Gabhor Utomo.Translated by Gabriela Baeza Ventura.ISBN-13: 9781558857728Publisher: Arte Publico PressPublication date:...
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Lo secreto...
"Secret Things", la obra más reciente de la dramaturga Elaine RomeroRecién estrenada en Albuquerque y Santa Fe, esta obra de teatro explora el criptojudaísmo y la herencia sefardí en el suroeste de...
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Crime Fiction for Teens - Events
Back Up is from the 2011 collection You Don't Have A Clue: Latino Mystery Stories For Teens, edited by Sarah Cortez, published by Piñata Books (Arte Público Press.) Scroll to the bottom for a schedule...
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A Strange Chicano in a Stranger Con - Parte Uno
Years ago at my first writing conference (99%+ Anglo), I read the opening of my still-unpublished, SW dragon epic to a literary agent and some writers, all Anglo. Those who read before me received...
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Olga García Echeverría A racket is best described, I believe, as something that is not what it seems to the majority of the people. Only a small "inside" group knows what it is about. It is conducted...
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Visit the University of La Verne for the Latino Author Summit on September 21st
WHERE:University of La Verne, 1950 Third Street, La Verne, CA 91750WHEN: September 21, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.COST: Free AdmissionThe University of La Verne held its first Latino Education Access and...
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Gluten-free Chicano Cooks. Bluebird On-line Floricanto
The Gluten-free Chicano cooks Chile Verde Con Granitos Y CalabazaMichael SedanoCompany was coming and the Gluten-free Chicano was busy as an agent provocateur at a peace rally. The Gluten-free Chicano...
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Sunday is the 2nd Annual: Flor y Canto para Nuestros Niños y Niña
Talleres de Poesía is getting ready for the second annual Flor y Canto para Nuestros Niños y Niñas.Please come with your family. You will have a great time. There will be poetry for all ages, music,...
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Chicanonautica: Jesús Murciélago Velázaquez, the Original Batman?
by Ernest HoganI’ve got another story out -- Novaheads, a postcyberpunk romp with a futuristic masked Mexican wrestler and a drug made from weaponized chili. It’s in Super Stories of Heroes and...
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