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Despiertas - The Women's March in LA. On-line Floricanto for Francisco.
Women March For Women's IssuesMichael SedanoGold Line arrivals at Union StationI cannot see the end of the ticket line at the Allen Avenue Gold Line station in Pasadena, but that doesn’t matter to me....
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American Library Association Award Winners 2017
The Pura Belpré Award, established in 1996, is presented to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding...
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Poetry Equals Power: the Resistance Calls on Poets
Melinda PalacioPoets Teresa Mei-Chuc and Sojourner Kincaid Rolle at the Los Angeles Women's MarchA Charge To Keep In MindBy Sojourner Kincaid Rolle, Santa Barbara Poet Laureate 2015-2017There is charge...
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Enjoined and Restrained (#NoMuslimBan)
A Poem Based on Judge Donnelly’s Decision inDARWEESH, et al., vs. TRUMP, et al.There is imminentdanger that, absentthe stay of removal,there will be substantialand irreparable injury...
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La Palabra one seventeen. Zoot Suit Is Back. Teatro News.
This Circle Will Be UnbrokenMichael Sedano180º of La Palabra's open circle seating plan. Harry, a regular open mic'er has the floor.Karineh Mahdessian opens the reading to the enthusiastic applause of...
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Pura Belpré Award Ganadores 2017
From: http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/belpremedalThe award is named after Pura Belpré, the first Latina librarian at the New York Public Library. The Pura Belpré Award, established in...
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Chicanonautica: How to Pull Stories Out of the Thin Air
by Ernest HoganIn case you've been too busy dodging the insanity radiating from Washington, D.C. to catch my ballyhoo, I have a new story out, in The Jewish Mexican Literary Review, which is a lot...
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Love in the Time of Cholera, or, Staying Human in the Post-Truth Era
I had a dream that the characters from Brave New World, Animal Farm and 1984 miraculously came to life. Big Brother, Mustapha Mond and Napoleon the Pig walked the land. Then I realized I wasn’t...
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_Long Stories Cut Short_: Interview with Frederick Luis Aldama
Welcome, La Bloga Readers, to a conversation with Professor Frederick Luis Aldama (The Ohio State University) who has just published Long Stories Cut Short: Fictions from the Borderlands. This small...
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Entrevista a Gerardo Cárdenas
Entrevista a Gerardo Cárdenas por Xánath Caraza Gerardo Cárdenas por Ana María SotoGerardo Cárdenas (Ciudad de México, 1962) es periodista y escritor. Tras salir de México en 1989 ha vivido en Miami,...
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YA Novel Without Rose-Colored Glasses
Review: Lilliam Rivera. The Education of Margot Sanchez. NY: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers, 2017. ISBN 9781481472111Michael SedanoI hope early teenage girls are not as shallow as Margot...
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Esteban de Luna, Baby Rescuer! / Esteban de Luna, ¡rescatador de bebés!
By Larissa M. Mercado-López Illustrations by Alex Pardo DeLange Spanish translation by Gabriela Baeza VenturaISBN: 978-1-55885-847-3Publication Date: May 31, 2017Bind: HardcoverPages: 32 Ages:...
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Looking Down the Barrel of History
Guest Postby Steve BeisnerIn 1965, when I was nineteen, Louisiana was at war with itself, as some of its citizens marched for the right to just be, while others struggled with their consciences in a...
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SanTana's Fairy Tales: An Interview with Sarah Rafael Garcia
Olga García EcheverríaI've been carrying around a small zine in my bag for weeks, Zoraida & Marisol. What's there not to love about small books? They're light and portable. They're easy to read or...
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Writers Week 2017!
What is the longest-running, free literary event in California? Writers Week (of course) which celebrates its 40th anniversary at the University of California, Riverside this week from Feb. 14 through...
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Pachucos on stage and poem. Los Valentines: On-line Floricanto.
Zoot Suit Return: To Where It All StartedMichael SedanoThe buzz surrounding the re-staging of Luis Valdez’ Zoot Suit makes the play a tough ticket. When this production closes in March, Southern...
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Juanito Counts to Ten: A Bilingual Counting Book
Written by Lee Merrill ByrdIllustrated by Francisco Delgado Age Range: 4 - 9 years Grade Level: Preschool - 3 Paperback: 32 pages Publisher: Cinco Puntos...
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Chicanonautica: Lowriding to Mictlan and Back
by Ernest HoganEnough of this political turmoil! Let's take a break an celebrate La Cultura, the real Latinoid stuff that's going to win over the world even with pendejos in the Casa Blanca are trying...
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New Books
Presenting a very short list of upcoming thrillers and crime fiction told with a Latin beat. Perfect DaysRaphael MontesPenguin - February[from the publisher]Teo Avelar is a loner. He lives with his...
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Entrevista a Celia Reissig-Vasile
Entrevista a Celia Reissig-Vasile por Xánath CarazaCelia Reissig-Vasile es profesora de inglés en Mercy College en Dobbs Ferry, Nueva York, donde ha enseñado diversos cursos, incluyendo literatura...
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