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The Little House of Hope - La casita de esperanza
By Terry Catasús Jennings Illustrated by Raúl Colón Publisher: Neal Porter Books Language: EnglishHardcover: 32 pagesISBN-10: 0823447162ISBN-13: 978-0823447169Reading age: 4 - 8 years When...
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Tinta negra, Black Ink, Tinta Nera, Μαύρη μελάνη by Xánath Caraza
Tinta negra, Black Ink, Tinta Nera, Μαύρη μελάνηby Xánath Caraza Tinta negrapor Xánath Caraza Llueve en el fosforescente verde matutino.Descubro entre la cibernética tinta negra,entre un desconocido...
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Letters Found In A Shoebox
Who Saved The Letters, Frank? Donna? Marian?Michael SedanoI hoped the garage sale sea chest would yield treasure and as the cut-off wheel made short work of the cheap steel hasp, my hopes rose. I pried...
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Premio Nacional de la ANLE “Campoy-Ada”
For more information visit https://education.utsa.edu/news/2022/call-for-submission-premio-campoy-ada.html Administrado por UTSA Esta información está es este documento,...
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A Chicano Writer or a Writer Who Is Chicano?
Basilica San Diego Alejandriaby Daniel Cano Sometime around 1975, I published a letter in the now defunct Los Angeles...
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A Quick Trip to Maui
Melinda PalacioWhen I realized I couldn't share my travel article until it was published at the magazine I wrote it for, I decided to share some photographs of my trip to Maui last May. I arrived with...
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"Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A." author Luis J. Rodriguez...
Join Alta Journal’s California Book Club conversation with Luis J. Rodriguez on July 21, 5:00 p.m. (Pacific) as he discusses his memoir, Always Running, with John Freeman. You may register for this...
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Respite: Patience Rewards
Michael SedanoI used to feel pangs of guilt when I took my weekly walkabouts at the Huntington Library or Los Angeles County Arboretum. These are favorite places Barbara and I enjoyed, and for fifty...
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International Latino Book Award Finalistas 2022
This is the list of picture books awards. To find more information, visit https://www.latinobookawards.org Felicidades a todos los finalistas. A1 CHILDREN BOOK AWARDS The Alma Flor Ada Best Latino...
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Chicanonautica: Maya Under the Ixcanul
by Ernest HoganThere’s this silly belief circulating among Americanos, with a “spiritual” bent, that refuses to die. Some of these folks are in awe of the “Mayans” (note: the people are the Maya, Mayan...
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New Books
Tidbits for a literary feast. From bad Mexicans to good witches, recent or upcoming books for your reading pleasure._______________________________________Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire, and Revolution...
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Murmurs from the Inexhaustible Ancestral Source by Alain Lawo-Sukam Ph.D.
Murmurs from the Inexhaustible Ancestral Source byAlain Lawo-Sukam Ph.D.Reading the verses of Lips of Stone is a mental exercise along the paths of the origins to (re)discover the elixir of Mexican...
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Gluten-free Budget Elegance
The budget-conscious Gluten-free Chicano has taken to buying bulk packaged frozen chicken tenders and wild caught cod and shrimp. We're not big eaters and a bag divides out to 3 or 4 meals. Results may...
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Echoes of Grace
By Guadalupe García McCall Publisher: Tu BooksLanguage: EnglishHardcover: 400 pagesISBN-10: 1643794256ISBN-13: 978-1643794259 In this triumphant new novel, Pura Belpré Award-winning author Guadalupe...
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Listening to our Elders
Passing on a lesson from generation to generation It was in the summer of 1958, Pacific Ocean Park’s...
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Santa Barbara Inaugurates Two Youth Poet Laureates
Melinda PalacioKundai Chikowero and Madeline Miller photo by Rod RolleSanta Barbara County's First Youth Poet Laureate is Madeline Miller, who was born in Mexico City and grew up in Santa Barbara. Her...
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In the Best Modern Way: Among Artists
Street Scene CounterpointMichael SedanoI planned wearing the same charcoal pin-striped suit I broke out for Margaret Garcia’s show in Ventura last year, but god punished me for being prideful and broke...
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MACONDO WRITER'S WORKSHOP: FREE THREE NIGHTS OF READINGS
The Macondo Writers Workshop is an association of socially-engaged writers working to advance creativity, foster generosity, and serve community through their writing. Founded in 1995 by writer Sandra...
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Chicanonautica: The Hazards of Writing While Chicano
by Ernest Hogan I recently finished a novel and am thinking about what I’m going to do with it, how I’m going to market it, and to whom, which brings me to the uneasy subject of the hazards of writing...
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Shedding Light on Fading History
Recently, some of La Bloga's contributors have written stories or essays that support the notion of preserving the past by making sure history is not casually erased by neglect. For example, see this...
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