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Apply Now: Tomás Rivera Endowed Chair in Creative Writing and English with...
Tomás Rivera (1935 – 1984)RECRUITMENT PERIODOpen date: December 21, 2017Next review date:February 26, 2018. Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee. Final date: June 30,...
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Lighting up the story. Los Cinco Puntos.
Review: Daniel A. Olivas. The King of Lighting Fixtures. Tucson: U of Arizona Press, 2017.ISBN 9780816535620Michael SedanoDaniel A. Olivas doesn’t write by the rules. Rules are that territory where...
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Books for los Reyes Magos
Feliz 2018. For families in Latin America, Christmas is not over yet. There is still another big celebration coming on January 6th, el día de los Reyes Magos. Enjoy these books with the little ones and...
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Chicanonautica: Radio Free Aztlán
P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }A:link { }by Ernest HoganSo here we are, 2018. 2017 was real desmadre. And everybody thought that 2016 was too much. I'm not making any New Year's predictions. What I am...
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Overlooked? Or Discovered?
The new year rolled over our collective consciousness with alarming speed, at least to those of us who are shocked that major retailers, in failed attempts to attract the online dollar, already have...
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Los Reyes Magos in the Blizzard of 47 By Antonio SolisGomez, © Copyright 2004...
My brother elbowed me to let me know that it was my turn to say something, just as we had rehearsed.“We thought it would be a good Christmas present for your mom and make you look like a stand up guy.”...
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Entrevista a Margarita Saona
Entrevista a Margarita Saona por Xánath CarazaMargarita SaonaMargarita Saona estudió lingüística y literatura en la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú y obtuvo el doctorado de literatura...
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Review: Rocket Girls. If You Can Read, Thank A.... 2018 On-line Floricanto
Nathalia Holt. Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us from Missiles to the Moon to Mars. New York, New York: Back Bay Books (Little, Brown and Company), 2017.ISBN 9781432837747Michael...
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Maya and Annie on Saturdays and Sundays / Los sábados y domingos de Maya y Annie
Written by Gwendolyn Zepeda Illustrations by Thelma MuraidaISBN: 978-1-55885-859-6Publication Date:May 31, 2018 Bind: Hardcover Pages:32Two young girls’ friendship grows in this bilingual picture book...
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Daniel Cano I recently finished reading Tolstoy's biography. As I said in a past Bloga post, I found the book tossed out by a...
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When Disaster Fatigue Is the New Normal
Melinda PalacioOver in Montecito the Casa de Maria Retreat Center filled with mud On Tuesday, what was supposed to be an easy trip from New Orleans to Santa Barbara turned into an obstacle...
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An Interview with Dr. Aristeo Brito, author of "El Diablo en Texas"
I sat down with my camarada Dr. Aristeo Brito, former head of the Spanish Department at Pima Community College and author of the book “El Diablo en Texas,” a classic in Chicano literature since it was...
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Flour Tortillas y Corazónes Que Se Inflan
Olga García EcheverríaCorazón no esperes tortillasrecién hechas a mano, redondas y perfectas como la cara de la lunalas mías si algun día llego a hacerlas saldrán cuadradas como hojas de papel...
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An interview with Frederick Luis Aldama regarding his new book, “Latinx...
To call Frederick Luis Aldama one of the hardest working people in academia, the arts, and literature would not be hyperbole. Aldama not only is the Arts and Humanities Distinguished Professor of...
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2018 Janus Turns His Head
Michael SedanoWood, SmileyWarm days come as no surprise this time of year. It’s California winter in Pasadena. Here along the coastal side of the San Gabriel mountains temperatures reached nationwide...
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Harvesting Friends / Cosechando amigos
Written by Kathleen Contreras Illustrated by Gary UndercufflerISBN: 978-1-55885-858-9Publication Date: May 31, 2018Bind: Hardcover Pages: 32This bilingual picture book illustrates that a community...
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Chicanonautica: Trumptopia Update 2018
by Ernest HoganAwk! 2018 A.D. is here. Has been for a few weeks. I’m still not used to it. I seem to remember publishing a few things in 2017, but it’s mostly a weird blur.And we’re almost the end of...
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New Books
Five new books coming your way. Debuts, autobiography, thriller, dystopian mystery, a dog book about grief, and a look at the people of the border in this age of The Wall. From authors Ana Simo,...
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2012, the Mayan Calendar and Human Consciousness Antonio SolisGomez Copyright...
2012 ended with hardly any press as if it was just the end of one year and the beginning of another. At least for most people it was insignificant. But for some people, then and for all people in the...
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