Resistencia: En Pequeño -- or, The Small Powerful Acts Que Cuentan! From "A...
"[W]e are not wholly at the mercy of circumstance, nor are our lives completely out of our hands . . . We are each accountable for what is happening down the street, south of the border, or across the...
View ArticleGrown-Ups These Days by Hector Luis Alamo
Grown-Ups These Daysby Hector Luis Alamo"I still can’t believe we're going to see J-Lo tonight." "I know, crazy, huh?" Lily nods. She’s sitting on one leg folded underneath her,...
View Article2017 Best Poems La Bloga On-line Floricanto
Introducing The Best Poems of La Bloga On-line Floricanto 2017Michael SedanoWhat happens to a culture under attack? It responds one person at a time. Culture is an imaginary construct, your cultura...
View ArticleStella Diaz Has Something to Say
By Angela Dominguez Age Range: 6 - 9 years Grade Level: 1 - 4 Hardcover:208 pages Publisher:Roaring Brook Press Language:English...
View ArticleTragedy Doesn't Stop a Community from Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Melinda Palacio Sojourner Kincaid Rolle Preps the Contest WinnersWhat would have been the welcome sound of rain falling on trees, rooftops, and pavements turned into an unprecedented disaster. Half an...
View ArticleAn Interview with Zulia Gotay, Artist
It’s cloudy and threatening rain as my wife and I drive to Zulia’s house in the Dove Mountain section of Maraña, a neighboring city of Tucson, which locals pronounce marana as in the word for pig but...
View ArticleSo much is happening at the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center!
The UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center(CSRC) was founded in 1969 with a commitment to foster multidisciplinary research efforts as part of the land grant mission of the University of California. That...
View ArticleFarm to Fork Feasting. Castillo Workshop. Shoulder to the wheel.
Confluencing DreamsMichael SedanoAncient corn on a farmer's market table catches a tortilla chip-maker's notice. Q leads to A and soon the farmer and chef create a supply chain. Locally-grown, no...
View ArticleGanadores del Premio Campoy-Ada
Reunido el jurado de la Academia Norteamericana de la Lengua Española, Premio Campoy-Ada de Literatura infantil y juvenil, a 25 de enero de 2018, da a conocer a los ganadores de la primera...
View ArticleChicanonautica: Uno! Dos! . . . Et Cetera! Et Cetera!
P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; by Ernest HoganJust in case you haven't read my novellette Uno! Dos! . . .One-Two! Tres! Cuatro! you can now read the beginning of it over at Somos en escrito: The Latino...
View ArticleThe Culmination of a Cycle: El Hoyo, a Tucson Barrio Neighborhood: Two Books...
We eventually published two of his stories, Las Comadres and Los Coyotes, both stories that take place in El Hoyo, the Tucson barrio where he grew up. Many years later his short stories were collected...
View ArticleInterview of Edward Vidaurre
Interview of Edward Vidaurre by Xánath CarazaEdward Vidaurre is the 2018 McAllen,Texas Poet Laureate and author of four collections of poetry. His collection of poems, Jazzhouse, is forthcoming from...
View ArticleFace Your Fears At Casa Sedano. Brown Oscar from Vallejo. Opera, Teatro Updates.
Mi Casa Es Tu CasaOver the years since I retired from the world of work, Casa Sedano has become, if not a hot spot, at least a warm spot for home-based razacentric literary events. We’ve enjoyed Magu’s...
View ArticleMario y el agujero en el cielo: Cómo un químico salvó nuestro planeta/ Mario...
By Elizabeth RuschIllustrated by David DiazTranslated by Carlos E. Calvo Print Length: 40 pages Publisher:Charlesbridge (April 3, 2018) Publication Date: April 3, 2018...
View ArticleOld Photos, Role Models, and Memories of the Calexico Kid
Daniel Cano Dario Sanchez, Ray Cano, Georgie Saenz, Richard Sanchez I came across this old photo as I was rummaging through my...
View ArticleIt's Carnival Time in New Orleans
Melinda PalacioWhen I heard there was a good chance for rain, I often for duck boots and a big rain poncho (not pictured).Last Saturday marked the second year I marched in the All Wonder Woman Walking...
View ArticleThe Inception of a Cycle, Part II, A conversation with Patricia Preciado...
Conversing with Patricia has always been enjoyable, getting her to slow down so I can gather facts for an article is not so easy for she is still a passionate talker especially when it’s about the...
View ArticleChicana en Belgrade: Feminist Theory in Serbia Today and the Art of TKV!
This Chicana in Belgrade brings you the Feminist Conference happening at The University of Belgrade this weekend and the artwork of TKV-----Conference Title: "Somebody Said Feminism? Feminist Theory...
View ArticleEl Paso, 1942
A short story by Daniel A. Olivas Just before I was murdered, I’d lain with Federico. The horror of my past, the mistaken belief of my brother that I had raped Belén, my beautiful niece,...
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