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Children's Books for Thanksgiving
This Thursday let's thanks for all the wonderful things we have. Say "Thank you" and "Gracias" and remember to smile.Check these wonderful books in your local public library.Celebrate Thanksgiving Day...
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING from La Bloga
I am grateful for many things but especially for the wonderful people in my life both personally and professionally, family and friends. They all add spice to the pot luck of my life.-Manuel I am...
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Remembering Raul Ramirez
Raul Ramirez was one of those rare individuals who decided he could make a difference in people's lives for the better and then he went out and did it. Although I knew him only for a short time -- I...
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Wal-Mart y nosotros. Flash fiction contest. Cars, cards n carbines.
Wal-Mart on Santa's naughtiest list and on the Toltecs'W-M protesting Santa worker arrestedWal-Mart started Xmas before Pavo Day this year on Wheel of Fortune. So I was reminded earlier than usual of...
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Contratiempo, Chicago
Por Xánath CarazaContratiempo is a group of exceedingly talented artists, writers, poets, journalists, photographers, translators and producers who weave literature and journalism into the fabric and...
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Calliope's Replacement Muse. Gluten-free Chicano's Membrillo. On-line...
Poesia Para La Gente Fundraiser: One Dollar, One PoemMichael SedanoCalliope, the muse of poetry and rhetoric, wandered through the parking lot near the stadium in Los Angeles' Elysian Park, looking for...
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Winterlandia at Tia Chucha's Centro Cultural & Bookstore
So why pay $92+ bucks per ticket to take your children to Disneylandia when you can take them to Winterlandia for FREE!Meet Mr. Tigger the ChinchillaSure there won’t be a mouse running around in red...
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Chicanonautica: La Virgen Morena Online
By Ernest HoganThis is going up on on December 5th, a whole week before the Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe -- December 12th -- but that gives you time. Time? For what? To see that classic Mexican film...
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Words & Music Festival, New Orleans
Melinda PalacioThe Pirate's Alley Faulkner Society presents its annual Words & Music Festival this week, December 4-8. This is the second time La Bloga has represented in the New Orleans literary...
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Be a Santa. Writing workshops. Arte Público.
Santas needed for striking farmworkers' niñosLa Bloga was asked to pass along this request: "I am having a Navidad dinner for the workers who have been on strike since September against Sakuma...
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Living in Discomfort: The Challenge of Talking Race in Classrooms Across the...
Is there any way to include discussions about diversity and racism in the classroom without experiencing students (who do not claim a minority background) quickly taking it personally, becoming...
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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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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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