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Havana's Golden Night
There's nothing like pre-pub publicity to recharge the calcified batteries of a semi-retired writer. Recently, my publisher, Arte Público Press, sent me the announcement for my latest crime fiction...
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Weaving-A way of Life by Antonio SolisGomez
Sisal grocery bag from Mexico called a redeWeaving cloth goes far back in the story of humanity, 10,000 or 12,000 years, probably to a time when someone first discovered that grasses and supple plant...
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Chicanos en Salamanca y más
Chicanos en Salamanca y másPor Xánath CarazaRecientemente se celebró el XI Congreso Internacional sobre Literatura Chicana y Estudios Latinos en la Universidad de Salamanca que organiza el Instituto...
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Night-blooming giant. Mid-June On-line Floricanto
Chicano PhotographyShooting In The DarkMichael Sedanoclick image to view in larger sizeThere’s a desert garden in Tucson where their abundance of night-blooming cacti allows the botanical garden to...
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2018 Américas Award Honorable Mention And Commended Titles
The Américas Award is given in recognition of U.S. works of fiction, poetry, folklore, or selected non-fiction (from picture books to works for young adults) published in the previous year in English...
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Family Reunion
Daniel Cano Centinela Adobe, Ygnacio Machado, circa 1894Fred Machado and his nephew Ron Mendez spoke zealously about their family’s...
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Bird Forgiveness: the Box Landing and Tour
Melinda PalacioThe birds have officially landed. I've received a box of author copies of my new poetry book, Bird Forgiveness. When my publisher requested a photo of me opening the box, I sent several...
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Sergio Hernandez, Chicano Artist and Social Political Gadfly by Antonio...
We stared at the bold heavy block letters of the application, a distinguishing feature among the dozens of other student applications we had received for summer employment at the International...
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Lisa Sánchez González interviews Frederick Luis Aldama about his new book,...
Frederick Luis Aldama is the author of Latino/a Children’s and Young Adult Writers on the Art of Storytelling (University of Pittsburgh Press). This guest interview is by Lisa Sánchez González.Lisa...
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LATC Needs a Hand. Submit Your Children's Book. Delfines On-line Floricanto3
Buy Tickets. Donate. A word from José Luis Valenzuela...The Latino Theater Company at the Los Angeles Theatre Center is reaching out to you because we are facing a very challenging time and we need...
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Reunite an immigrant parent with their child
To donate visit https://www.facebook.com/donate/490507544717085/1748410341880386/MATCH ALERT: this fundraiser has been matched up to 260K by several private donors. Thank you, matchers!! We're still...
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Chicanonautica: J. J. Benítez and His Cuadernos de Campo
by Ernest HoganJ.J.Benítez is one of the most popular and prolific authors writing in Spanish. That makes him one of the most popular writers on the planet. Still, English translations of his books...
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New From Arte Público
The official starting date for summer occurred this week, although some of us feel like we've been in the sun's season for at least the past month. Something's screwed up about the climate, not sure...
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Rebote-The Game of Handball in Barrios by Antonio SolisGomez
At Noon on November 22 of 1963 my class on American Drama ended and I walked out into the hallway, busy with other students going to and from classes. A young woman coming from the opposite direction...
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Nuestros niños / Our Sons and Daughters
Nuestros niños / Our Sons and DaughtersBy Xánath CarazaEl Movimiento Cosecha de KC organizó el Rally to Protect Families el domingo, 24 de junio a las 16 horas en 47th and Broadway en la Ciudad de...
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Pain. On Fathers, an On-line Floricanto. news ' notes
PainMichael SedanoSome hospital workers I ran across recently have the same attitude toward pain that I pretend is my attitude toward hard work. Years ago, clearing slag out of the mill race at Kaiser...
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Dreamers
By Yuyi Morales Age Range: 4 - 8 yearsGrade Level: Preschool - 3Hardcover: 40 pagesPublisher: Neal Porter Books (September 4, 2018)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 0823440559ISBN-13: 978-0823440559Also en...
View ArticleIn Memoriam: An Elder's Last Chapter
Daniel Cano Two weeks ago, Fred Machado passed away at the age of 95. I'd been sharing with La Bloga readers some of Fred's stories regarding his family's land, Rancho La Ballona, granted to his...
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Where Do the Children Play?
Melinda PalacioCartoon by Lalo AlcarazLooming over the joy of my new book, Bird Forgiveness, are the atrocities happening to our country, in our politics, and especially at the border where a zero...
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The Education of a Chicano : The Encampment for Citizenship Part I by...
I always knew I would attend college, probably because my biological father whom I met for the first time when I was twelve was a college grad and a detective with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s. He...
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