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Spotlight on “Mexican Jenny and Other Poems” (Anhinga Press) by Barbara...
Barbara Brinson Curiel is a Professor in the Departments of English and Critical Race, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Humboldt State University. Her areas of interest include Chicana/o and Latina/o...
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Hinojosa Honored. Conference News. Feb's First On-line Floricanto
Michael SedanoMail BagLifetime Achievement Award to Rolando HinojosaLa Bloga's mail bag brings fabulous news from Houston's Arte Público Press.La Bloga friend Rolando Hinojosa was rumored to be in line...
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Tejas Star Book List 2014-2015
The Tejas Star Reading List program encourages students (K-12) to explore multicultural books and discover the benefits of bilingualism. Find the list at...
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The Tooth Fairy Meets El Ratón Pérez
Review by Ariadna Sánchez"Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.” Helen Keller.February is best known as the month dedicated to love and friendship. During the...
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Xánath y el mar
Comparto con La Bloga una entrevista con la amiga y colega Xánath Caraza, con motivo de una reseña de su reciente libro de cuentos Lo que trae la marea. La lectura de estos cuentos me transportó a...
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A Fan of Crime Fiction Reacts and A Few Writer Opportunities
Manuel RamosCrime Fiction Tongue-In-Cheek?Isabel Allende's latest novel is Ripper(HarperCollins). The publisher says that "Isabel Allende—the New York Times bestselling author whose books, including...
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ALA, Lego snub latinos. Win a novel. Gringo Heritage Month. Tucson. Lubov.
Only 2 outstanding Latino books for 5 years?"The American Library Association (ALA) is the oldest, largest library association in the world, providing information, news, events, and advocacy resources...
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From Poets & Writers to Homeboy Industries: An Interview with Cheryl Klein
Olga García EcheverríaThe first time I ever got a check for doing a public reading, I was awed. I stared at the check for a long time as if it were a rare gem, wondering, Who gives money to...
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Heriberto Luna, Painter, Muralist, and Sculptor
Por Xánath CarazaGraciously, Heriberto Luna is a prolific artist and can be found at 2 Tracks Art Studio in Los Angeles, CA, where he is frequently painting until altas horas de la noche. At his...
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Review: Between Heaven and Here. I-DJ Off-Broadway. Aural On-line Floricanto.
Review: Susan Straight. Between Heaven and Here. San Francisco: McSweeney’s Books, 2012.ISBN: 9781936365753 1936365758Michael SedanoYou take a wrong turn off the freeway and find yourself driving...
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NABE Conference 2014
Celebrating 43 years of Educational Excellence in Bilingual Education. The NABE conference is the largest gathering of parents, teachers, administrators, policy makers, future teachers, and professors...
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Chicanonautica: In Search of High Aztech Reviews
by Ernest HoganOver at Mondo Ernesto, I’ve announced my deal that will result in new, improved ebooks and paperbacks of my novels, but also a story collection. Here I’d like to give La Bloga readers a...
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Join the Poetry Locomotive, Send Luis to Sacramento/ Love Poem for...
Poets in Support of Luis J. Rodriguez for Governor, Sunday Feb. 16Luis J. Rodriguez Seeks California Gubernatorial Bid photo by Melinda PalacioPoets take to the train and local businesses to help send...
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Book prize! Ramos feature. No XL in Dakota. Besos y amor.
Win autographed Rosa Parks bookIn honor of Black History Month, Lee and Low Books is offering two chances to win an autographed copy of Dear Mrs. Parks: A Dialogue with Today's Youth, by Rosa Parks. Go...
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Ethnic Studies: Some Thoughts From Behind the Academic Curtain
For the past six years, I have been the Director of Ethnic Studies at The University of Nebraska-Lincoln. After this semester, I will be able to return full-time to a life of research, writing, and...
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Los Highlights para La 2014 Pachanga: AWP Seattle
Xánath CarazaFor the 2014 PACHANGA in Seattle, WA, the Advisory Circle of Con Tinta, a collective of Chican@/Latin@ Activist Writers, and los Norteños Writers group are honoring Jesús “El Flaco”...
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Review: Hanigan's Tumba. Birthday Floricanto.
Review: Tom Miller. La Tumba de Hanigan. Translated by Federico Patán, Sandra Engoron-March, and Christina Guerrero Harmon. Madrid: eCícero, 2013.ISBN 978-84-941700-3-4“Hanigan’s Grave” is collected in...
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My very own room
Review by Ariadna SánchezAbraham Lincoln was a great man with a strong spirit. On January 1, 1863, President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation that declared forever free those slaves within...
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Padura in NYC
A Conversation with Leonardo PaduraLeonardo Padura Cuban Novelist and JournalistLeonardo Padura is perhaps the most successful and internationally-acclaimed writer in today’s Cuba. A novelist,...
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Rich and Poor - Call for Fotos - Luis Leal Award
The Rich Get Richer, The Rest of Us Get The ShaftThe Colorado Center on Law and Policy today (February 19) released the following joint statement in partnership with The Bell Policy Center and the...
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