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Carnival Rambling and Readings in New Orleans
Melinda PalacioPeter Nu accompanies hostess, singer, and poet Delia Tomino NakayamaThree days after Mardi Gras, I participated in an International Women's Day Celebration, make that two. The first took...
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LaBloga's million hits! NYRB whitewash. Writer opportunity, warning. Your...
La Bloga hits a million!Last night or early this morning, the counter at the bottom of this homepage reached 1,000,000. You, our readers, did that. In our 10th year, we're not only proud to say we...
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La Bloga Celebrates 10 Years and over 1 Million Readers! Talking About Chris...
by Amelia M.L. Montes Primero— Felicidades to “La Bloga” celebrating its one-millionth reader in its 10thyear. Orale, bravo, gracias fierce and loyal readers for your thoughtful, provocative, and wise...
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More highlights of AWP in Seattle, 2014
As we here at La Bloga have been reporting, this year, AWP held its Annual Conference & Bookfair in Seattle to celebrate the outstanding authors, teachers, writing programs, literary centers, and...
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Tomatillo sauce. 2 million eyes on the screen. Aural On-line Floricanto.
The Gluten-free Chicano CooksTomatillo Sauce Versatile, Naturally Gluten-freeMichael SedanoSprawling among zucchini plants, tomatillo plants create shade mulchTomatillos naturalize after their first...
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Un millón de gracias
Author Monica Brown writes about the multicultural experienceIn the 2013 Census, nine million people selected more than one race. In states like California, where I grew up, as well as Texas, and New...
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Immigrant Voices / Xánath Caraza en L.A.
As debates about immigration rage across America’s political spectrum, twenty-first-century immigrant literature both reflects and shapes the shifting definition of American identity. Immigrant Voices:...
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Dreamers. Awards. Milestones
Dreaming Sin Fronteras: Stories of Immigration and American Identity7:30 p.m. March 21 @ North High School2:00 p.m. March 227:30 p.m. March 22http://on.fb.me/1fCZnnc[fromWestword]While on tour, drummer...
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NY Review of Books asks for latino classics
Last week in my post of NYRB's colorless list for U.S. kids, I described how NYRB's Children's Collection list of seventy books contains none by latinos. Should we expect something more intelligent...
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Queer Little Chapbooks
Olga Garcίa EcheverrίaThis past week was finals week for me, both as a teacher and a graduate student. When I wasn’t grading student essays, I was cramming for my own exams and rushing to submit final...
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The Five Senses in LA and Chicago & WI Next
Xanath Caraza La Clase, Healing Traditions Across Borders at CSUN What a magnificent visit to California State University-Northridge and LA I had. The Chicana/o Studies Department at CSUN outdid...
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La Palabra at Ave50. Twenty. On-line Floricanto: Blackjack
La Palabra Hosts Bloguera Xánath Caraza, Shy But Flyy, and Debuts Eric "Praxis" ContrerasIt was Karineh Mahdessian's third time at the helm of the monthly reading series, La Palabra, at Northeast Los...
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When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of the Hip Hop
Review by Ariadna SánchezFeel the rhythmFeel the beatMusic is energyMusic is heat.I love music! Music creates harmony between my body and my soul. I personally enjoy the rhythm of the beats as the...
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Chicanonautica: Across the Border with Roy, Cisco and Jorge
by Ernest HoganWhen I wrote about Disney’s The Three Caballerosa while back, Tom Miller, author of On the Border and Revenge of the Saguaro told me I should look into the Roy Rogers movie, Hands Across...
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From North to South/ Del Norte al Sur
My bilingual book From North to South/ Del norte al sur, illustrated by Joe Cepeda, is back in print & now available in paperback edition. The book is available at http://www.leeandlow.com/ Thanks...
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Chicanonautica: Strange Dogs of Aztlán
by Ernest HoganIt sounds like the scenario for a pre-apocalyptic horror/comedy: abandoned chihuahuas breeding out of control, terrorizing part of Arizona. The fact that I first ran across it on a...
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Carnival Rambling and Readings in New Orleans
Melinda PalacioPeter Nu accompanies hostess, singer, and poet Delia Tomino NakayamaThree days after Mardi Gras, I participated in an International Women's Day Celebration, make that two. The first took...
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Interview with Poet and Publisher, Richard Vargas/Excerpt from Guernica,...
Melinda PalacioRichard VargasLa Bloga sat down with Richard Vargas. His thorough answers on being a poet offers an important roadmap for anyone thinking about taking up the writing life. I especially...
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Corpi's latest book. Small press friendly to readers and writers.
Lucha Corpi out with a new bookAward-winning poetess, mystery novelist and children’s book author Lucha Corpi's newest work has just been released by Arte Público Press. Even though it's available for...
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Ever on the Alert: Earthquakes and Sandhill Cranes
by Amelia M.L. MontesMamá was in the hospital when the earthquake hit. My sister and I were in the car, in a parking lot. She felt it first, telling me to “knock it off.” “Knock what off?” I said....
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