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Daniel Chacón: One Writer’s Journey
Guest Post By Lucrecia GuerreroDaniel Chacón“Mexican moment: on a morning run, I pass a café not yet open. Mexicans clean with water hoses, blaring Banda. My stride turns into dance,” Daniel Chacón...
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Armando Rendon. Sam Quinones. Writing Contest. Daniel Alarcón.
Last Saturday's post, "Diversity a food group best served frío," generated discussions, some of which added more questions and information. Armando Rendon from Somos En Escrito magazine posted on...
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Xánath Caraza Reads Her Poetry in Lincoln, Nebraska and Why Ethnic Studies is...
Xánath Caraza's books at Indigo Bridge BookstorePassion is what resonates when Xánath Caraza reads her work. ¡Cuando Xánath Caraza lea su escritura es apasionada! This past Friday (November 8th),...
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Interview with Juan Morales, editor and publisher of the literary journal,...
DANIEL OLIVAS: Does Pilgrimage have an “aesthetic” or do you allow the submissions to guide the tone and personality of the journal?JUAN MORALES:Pilgrimage Magazine carries the tagline of Story,...
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Review: Villanueva Magic. Veterans Day. On-line Floricanto with Nancy Aidé...
Review: Alma Luz Villanueva. Song of the Golden Scorpion. San Antonio:Wings Press, 2013.ISBN: 978-1-60940-346-1Michael SedanoAfter a seductive flirtation on a Vallarta dance floor, the aroused...
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Just In Case
Review by Ariadna SánchezCan you imagine a birthday party without presents?Gifts are one way to demonstrate how much you care for a person. The perfect gift you can give to a friend, son, daughter,...
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Cuentos que celebran la diversidad
La editorial española "Cuento de Luz" explora temas de diversidad y ambientalismo en sus últimas publicaciones, entre las cuales se destacan "El silbido de Juan" de Lili Ferreirós y Sonja Wimmer y "El...
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Weekend Update
From an awesome gathering of Latinos concerned about the environment to poetic cops, writers, music (always music), and adventurous publishing start-ups, la cultura is happening around the country --...
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Kids' latino bks; Lit agents; Banned Bk; killer rap!; soldiers; novel subs
Articles posted here on diversityand privilege in publishing have generated much discussion at LinkedIn and elsewhere; apparently, I have not reached some people. But I don't intend to; I intend to...
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flesh to bone
Olga García Echeverría I haven’t written a blog since my father died at the end of September. I tried, but every time I came to the computer, the blank page reigned, the silence inside me reigned. A...
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There is a full moon in my backyard.
By Xánath Caraza By a full moon, fall, in its splendor, welcomed me back to the Midwest on a windy evening. My first step home was to sit in my backyard to enjoy the full moon and the song sung by...
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Gluten-free Chicano. Desperado Tours Stanford. News. Aural On-line Floricanto
The Gluten-free Chicano CooksMichael's Famous Scalloped Potatoes Michael SedanoThis is party food. The Gluten-free Chicano makes two large casseroles of these potatoes for 50 guests and runs out. He...
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News & Notes. Special DDLM On-line Floricanto
Mail BagMichael SedanoA Special La Palabra(Re)Defining & (Re)Claimingfeaturing Roberto Leni, Cihuatl Ce, Ron Baca, Yago S. Cura, Iris De Anda, Xochitl Julisa-Bermejo, Abram Gomez.Sunday, November...
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Marisol McDonald and the Clash Bash/Marisol McDonald y la fiesta sin igual
By Monica BrownIllustrated by Sara Palacios ISBN-13: 9780892392735 Publisher: Lee & Low Books, Inc. Publication date: 9/15/2013 Edition description:...
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Chicanonautica: Chasing the Invention of Morel Across the Sci-Fi/Magic...
by Ernest HoganLa Bloga headquarters informed me that someone wanted me to review a recent film of Adolfo Bioy Casares’ The Invention of Morel. Not just a blurb-like mention, but a full review. This is...
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More Reports on the Writing Life
Melinda PalacioNovember Morning at Santa Barbara PierFall in Santa Barbara means you might want to keep a poncho nearby in case the temperature dips below seventy. It's warm enough for flip flops, but...
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Latina spec lit bio, Lit festival, writers workshops, y mas
Combining themes from Melinda Palacio's post on author writing and Ernesto Hogan's post Thursday on sci-fi/magical realism, today we feature a spec-lit bio by Kathleen Alcalá.Kathleen AlcaláAlcalá’s...
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Join "La Comida" Revolution! Are You Ready?
by Amelia M.L. Montes (ameliamontes.com)Join the food revolution! Change is happening. Gente are waking up and saying “no more” to processed foods, to the high carbohydrate levels (aka sugar) in...
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William A. Nericcio holds court at UCLA’s Chicano Studies Research Center to...
William A. Nericcio is a professor of English and comparative literature at San Diego State University, where he also serves on the faculties of the Latin American studies and Chicana/o studies...
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YA Novel a Miami Vice. Gluten-free Chicano: Green Soup. Aural On-line...
Review: Rude Slice of YA Life in Florida PieWyatt Pattinson. SKY in the Key Lime PIE[Kindle Edition].Michael SedanoI don't know Wyatt Pattinson but I do know he's a writer with a big imagination,...
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