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Honorable Mentions for FlowerSong Press Authors for the International Latino...
Honorable Mentions for FlowerSong Press Authors for the International Latino Book Awards 2024Xánath CarazaFlowerSong Press este 2024 ha recibido tres menciones de honor para los International Latino...
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Glassy Arte Graces Fullerton Event, Building Community Through Writing and Arte
Reports from Fullerton, Altadena, Pico Blvd, DenverMichael Sedano"Culture" is the concatenation of things people do, make, share in common. It's the theoretical basis of a physical community. Today's...
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LA FIESTA DE LAS PUPUSAS / THE FIESTA OF THE PUPUSAS
Written by Jorge ArguetaIllustrated by Gabriela MoranPublisherLuna's Press BooksLas pupusas son la comida nacional de El Salvador, reconicidas internacionalmente. Este bello libro escrito por el...
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Browning of America: Fact or Myth
Clinton's NAFTA help fuel the Zapatista war in Chiapas I was fifteen years old when “they” killed President John F....
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Poetry Connection: Poetry and Music in Santa Barbara
Melinda PalacioThere’s a fun venue in Solvang that offers some evening entertainment as the sleepy town winds down for the night. Lost Chord Guitars is a quaint venue with an amazing array of talent...
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Huizache Eleven In View
UC Davis Hosting Huizache Michael SedanoBack in 2014, La Bloga's Daniel Olivas shared his enthusiasm for a start-up Chicano literary magazine, Huizache (the magazine of Latino Literature), reporting...
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LéaLA 2024
Del 19 al 22 de septiembre, 2024LA Plaza de la Cultura y las Artes501 N Main St, Los Angeles, CA 90012Para más información visite https://lea-la.com/La Feria del Libro en Español y Festival Literario...
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Chicanonautica: Arizona in a Battleground State of Mind
by Ernest HoganThis was written a couple weeks before it goes up . . .Arizona is cooking. We’ve had over 100 days of over 100 degrees Fahrenheit in a row, and there’s no end in sight. We’re set to...
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Literary Events
People still read, apparently. Here are publicity materials for events celebrating the written word. You might want to check them out in full blooming reality before such events are reduced to...
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Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration at the Johnson County Arts & Heritage...
Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration at the Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center 2024 El miércoles 2 de octubre de 6 a 8 p.m. Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center 8788 Metcalf Avenue, Overland...
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Review: A Night At the Opera & A Migrant's Tale
Euphemistically yours, the 20th centuryMichael SedanoPuccini’s Opera, Madame Butterfly, comes from 1904. It’s as grand a tragedy as Grand Opera produces. Here's LAO’s précis: Lights, camera, action: An...
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Latinx KidLit Book Festival and Los Angeles Libros Festival
From https://www.latinxkidlitbookfestival.comThe Latinx KidLit Book Festival was created in 2020 during the COVID pandemic by members of Las Musas Books. Our aim was to connect Latinx authors and...
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Colder Than A...G.I. Should Be. Punto.
How Cold Was It?Michael SedanoA Fall heat wave sweeps into Southern California. When that happens, an old man's fancy turns to thoughts of when he felt more cold than anyone deserves to feel. In 1969,...
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How to Eat a Mango- Cómo se come un mango
Written by Paola SantosIllustrated by Juliana Perdomo Publisher: Neal Porter Books Hardcover: 40 pagesISBN-10: 082345388XISBN-13: 978-0823453887Reading age: 4 - 8 yearsGrade level: Preschool – 3...
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Chicanonautica: Foreshadowing a Re-Entry
by Ernest HoganI just returned from another road trip.Like a re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere–if you’ll pardon the flashback to my Space Age childhood–coming back home can be stressful.No danger of...
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New Books for Under the Tree
It's ninety degrees in October, so why not start thinking about shopping for the winter holidays? Makes as much sense as anything else these days. Here are a few suggested titles (unique and...
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Xánath Caraza: 1era presentación de sus libros en Cuba por Natasa Lambrou
Xánath Caraza: 1era presentación de sus libros en Cuba por Natasa Lambrou En el marco del 1er Encuentro Internacional de Culturas y Artes en Las Tunas de Cuba, la doctora Natasa Lambrou tendrá el...
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A Railroad Runs Through It
Review: Mona Alvarado Frazier. A Bridge Home. Houston: Piñata Books Arte Publico Press. 2024. ISBN: 978-1-55885-995-1Michael SedanoIt's 1972, the Chicano Movement has found its way to a nondescript...
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Latinx KidLit Book Festival- Final Week
On September 27, I was part of the bilingual reading platica ¡Vamos a leer! You can watch all the past author and illustrator events by visiting this link,...
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