latino literature
Celebrating 40 Years Of “Bless Me Última”
Rudolfo Anaya’s celebrated work and seminal novel “Bless Me Última” just turned 40 this year. The book was first published in 1972, and was groundbreaking in its portrayal of Latinos, and […]
Shakespeare, Mexican American Studies Books Banned In Tucson
By Salomón Baldenegro Tucson, Arizona — First, let’s get the media-driven nonsense out of the way: “ethnic studies” was not dismantled in the Tucson Unified School District. Mexican American Studies […]
Bien Hecho: Latina Miss Deaf America Also Earning A PhD
Rachel Mazique is Miss Deaf America and a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Texas at Austin. Originally from Illinois, she entered the pageant world at the behest of the Illinois Deaf Latino Association, who […]
Sandra Cisneros Leaving Texas For New Mexico
By Roberto Ontiveros Celebrated author and benefactor of Latino/Latina writers, Sandra Cisneros plans to leave Texas. Cisneros, who lives in San Antonio, says she wants to spend more time pursuing her […]
First Annual Lloronathon Launches In Phoenix
On Saturday, October 29 in Phoenix, Arizona the First Annual Lloronathon will be held at South Mountain Community College. Organizer Joe Ray told NewsTaco that the premise was to celebrate what […]
First Online Mexican American Studies Degree Launches In TX
In a time when ethnic studies in Arizona is facing fierce opposition, South Texas College in McAllen, Texas is offering the first Mexican-American Studies degree that may be earned entirely […]
Book Review: FSG’s 20th Century Latin American Poetry
I knew the moment I laid my eyes on The FSG Book of Twentieth-Century Latin American Poetry, that I had to have it. The 728-page bilingual anthology not only brings […]
Cuban National Hero José Martí: Poet, Writer, Activist
By Victoria Cepeda, Efrain Nieves Every time we write on historical figures, during the research process, our options, on what to bring you, expand. Thus, in our quest for content […]
What Is It About Lotería That We All Love?
Recently I asked William “Memo” Nericcio, Director of the Master of Arts in Liberal Arts and Sciences program at San Diego State University and a Professor in English and Comparative Literature […]
A 2011 Reading Of “The Revolt Of The Cockroach People”
I remember the first time I read Oscar Zeta Acosta’s super-Chicano novel, “The Revolt Of The Cockroach People.” I was in eighth grade, during silent sustained reading, and happened to […]