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Juan Gabriel ¡Presente! La Palabra Reading at Avenue 50 Studio
Note: La Bloga friend Gregg Barrios composed this poem upon the sudden death of renowned entertainer, Juan Gabriel. Gregg notes, "He never wanted to crossover and sing in English. He preferred to sing...
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New Voices Award
LEE & LOW BOOKS ANNOUNCES THE SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL NEW VOICES AWARD LEE & LOW BOOKS, award-winning publisher of children’s books, is pleased to announce the seventeenth annual NEW VOICES AWARD....
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Chicanonautica: Notes from the Crossroads
P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }by Ernest HoganThings are going fairly well for me. I have books and stories coming out. I have actually had a career, and it’s still going on. My work in being taught in...
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Yes - More New Books
Writers keep writing, publishers keep publishing. Let's hope readers keep reading. This week, a few new books due later this year and on into 2017, including the exciting news that Tim Z. Hernandez's...
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Australia, México y Brasil
Australia, México y BrasilXánath CarazaLet us travel and bring together recent outstanding artistic accomplishments of Chicanas/os and Latinas/os around the world, from Australia to México to...
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Review: Give Me Life. Gluten-free Chicano
Give Me Life Does ThatReview: Holly Barnet-Sanchez and Tim Drescher. Give Me Life: Iconography and Identity in East LA Murals. Alburquerque: University of New Mexico Press. Forthcoming, 2016. ISBN:...
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El torneo de trabalenguas / The Tongue Twister Tournament
Written by Nicolás Kanellos Illustrated by Anne Vega Hardcover: 32 pages Publisher: Piñata Books (October 31, 2016) Language: Spanish/ English ISBN-10:...
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Maceo Montoya Paints and Writes Chicano Cultura: An Interview
Melinda PalacioMaceo MontoyaLa Bloga: Maceo Montoya, professor, painter, and author sits down with La Bloga. Gracias, Maceo for taking time out of your busy schedule.You've published poetry, fiction,...
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International Latino Book Awards 2016!
The International Latino Book Awards is produced by Latino Literacy Now which is an organization co-founded by Edward James Olmos, Kirk Whisler, and Reforma, the National Association to Promote Library...
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Announcing the Latino and Latin American Writers Conference sponsored by...
Join Mount Saint Mary’s University at the Latino and Latin American Writers Conference on October 1 and 2, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Mount Saint Mary’s Doheny Campus, 10 Chester Place, Los Angeles,...
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Tell Your True Tale: East LA, Vol. 7 - Book presentation
This Saturday (Sept 17) we present the seventh volume of true stories to come out of my writing workshop at East LA Library.Tell Your True Tale: East LA is packed with cool pieces about Chicano...
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LAtino Book & Family Fest. Libromobile Drive. On-line Floricanto
Something Has To Be Done About ThisMichael SedanoI have watched in recent years the diminishing promise of the Los Angeles Latino Book and Family Festival. The September 10 seventeenth iteration of the...
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Hey folks - Another cool piece from Volume 7 of Tell Your True Tale: East LA.Check out Fabiola Manriquez's "Heaven Knows" about how disco dance competitions in ELA and meeting Donna Summer rescued her...
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A Surprise for Teresita / Una sorpresa para Teresita
By Virginia Sánchez-Korrol Illustrations by Carolyn Dee Flores ISBN: 978-1-55885-831-2Publication Date: November 31, 2016 Bind: Hardcover Pages: 32 Ages: 4-8 When Teresita opens her eyes that morning,...
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Chicanonautica: Martian Mariachi Confidential
by Ernest Hogan I had a great time on vacation – watch for the travelogues coming at Mondo Ernesto – and I made a few decisions about what to do next. The most important is that instead of dabbling...
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Day of the Dead - Colorado Springs Finally Gets It Right
Jerry Vigilis an exceptional artist. Visit his website for photos of his work. Flo and I are proud to own a few of his pieces, especially El Pachuco, pictured to the right. Jerry lives in Colorado...
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Tell Your True Tale: East Los Angeles, Volume 7 - Presentation
Hey folks - tomorrow at East LA Library we'll be presenting the latest volume of stories from my writing workshop, Tell Your True Tale.The stories are terrific - about ELA radiation scientists, blind...
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Truth Seekers: How 35 Awesome Fifth Graders Brought the History of Mexican...
Olga García Echeverría"The repatriation of Mexican men, women, and children from the railwaystation in Los Angeles on March 9, 1932. Courtesy of the Los Angeles Public Library, Security Pacific...
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_Corazón y una lengua peregrina_, Francisco X. Alarcón, 'Hijas arrebatadas de...
Corazón y una lengua peregrina, Francisco X. Alarcón, 'Hijas arrebatadas de los caminos' and moreXánath CarazaToday on La Bloga a review of Corazón y una lengua peregrina, an anthology by the Latino...
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