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Telegramas al cielo/ Telegrams to Heaven
Written by René Colato LaínezIllustrated by Pixote Hunt Luna’s Press Books3790 Mission StSan Francisco, California, CA 94110(415) 260-7490www.facebook.com/lunaspressandbookstore/I am happy to present...
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The Confirmation Dress
Daniel CanoI wanted to know what my mother remembered of Mexico or at least what she had heard about it. She was born in Santa Monica, California, in 1926. She told me that she thought her mother had...
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War Remembrances or Lack Thereof in New Orleans
Melinda PalacioOn top of what's left of the Jefferson Davis statueAs the toppling of the monuments became imminent, the city of New Orleans was overrun with people from out of the state, wielding guns,...
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Jon Marcantoni - On Point and On Target
Jonathan Marcantoni is committed to Latinx literature, showcasing writers and has a lot of strong, and some would say, controversial opinions. (Perfect for La Bloga, right?) He's a Puerto Rican...
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"Wings" by tatiana de la tierra
Olga García EcheverríaJuly 31, 2017 marks the five-year anniversary of the passing of nuestra querida amiga, hermana, escritora lésbica and fellow blogera, tatiana de la tierra. Today we pay tribute to...
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La Tormenta at the Lost Souls Café
A poem after the paintings by GronkBy Daniel A. OlivasLa Tormenta sips a doubleEspresso at the Lost Souls CaféAlone on the long, sagging couch,Listening to the young peopleChatter about art and sex and...
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Review: Aztlán
Review: Rudolfo Anaya, Francisco A. Lomelí, Enrique R. Lamadrid, eds. Aztlán: Essays on the Chicano Homeland. Revised and Expanded Edition. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2017.isbn...
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FEATHERED SERPENT, DARK HEART OF SKY The Origin Myths of Mexico
Hardcover:368 pagesPublisher:Cinco Puntos Press (January, 2018)Language:EnglishISBN-10:1941026710ISBN-13:978-1941026717The stories in Feathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky trace the history of the world...
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Chicanonautica: Chimeric Mambo with Alex Hernandez
P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }by Ernest HoganIt has been my pleasure to interview Alex Hernandez, who has a story, “Caridad,” in Latin@Rising, and has been doing some rising of his own onto the Latinoid...
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Good News - Real News
New immigrant writing recognition and the beginning of a promising literary career. Recalling the queens of tejana music and how women changed the culture. Intimate stories of Mexican and Peruvian...
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Chicanas y Chicanos in Unexpected Lands or Why Apply Now for a Fulbright
Photo by Santiago Vaquera-Vásquez: "At the end of each semester, i take a group photo of my classes. Here are my students in the Chicana/o Pop Culture class that I taught in the spring 2017...
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Entrevista a Silvia Goldman
Entrevista a Silvia Goldman por Xánath CarazaSilvia GoldmanSilvia Goldman es uruguaya y radica en Estados Unidos desde hace quince años. Poemas y artículos académicos suyos han sido publicados en...
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Always Volunteer. Véa Wins American Book Award. Poetry Retreat. August...
Back To School Time is Volunteer TimeMichael SedanoHere comes another school year. Education policy failures will roll downhill in coming months in the form of shrinking money, eliminated programs,...
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The Only Road
By Alexandra DiazAge Range: 8 - 12 yearsGrade Level: 3 - 7Hardcover: 320 pagesPublisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman BooksLanguage: EnglishISBN-10: 1481457500ISBN-13: 978-1481457507PURA BELPRÉ...
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Bowing Before Nature
Daniel CanoI try making it up (or down) to Kings Canyon and Sequoia every couple of years. I’ve been doing this since 1975 when my kids were still toddlers; though I may have gone as a child. Each...
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Long Awaited Poetry Book by La Bloga's Daniel Olivas
Melinda PalacioNew poetry book by La Bloga's Daniel OlivasA good day is when writing comes easy and the book you've been waiting for makes up for the world turned upside down. It's a frightful sight...
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Valerie Rangel - A Paper Tiger
I first encountered the work of Valerie Rangel when I had a short-lived gig as the editor of the Santa Fean magazine. While out on a break, I went into a frozen yogurt shop and was blown away by the...
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Book launch of "The King of Lighting Fixtures"
As writers know, birthing a book is hard. Not as hard as the many things that life throws in front of us, but artistically speaking, it ain't easy. Why? Well, we toil in the privacy of our studies,...
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Where In the World is Johnny Diaz?
Our first conversation with Johnny DiazCatching Up With Johnny DiazThe AuthorJohnny Diaz is a features reporter at the South Florida Sun Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale. Prior to that, he was a reporter...
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YA Review: U of Doom. No Border Wall On-line Floricanto.
It's the U in DOOM That CountsReview: Mario Acevedo. University of Doom. Erie, CO: Hex Publishers, 2015. ISBN 9780996403986 (print. also in E-book 9780996403993)Michael SedanoUpon first reading Mario...
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