¡Ask a Mexican! The Play To Hit New York
¡Ask a Mexican! The Play To Hit New York
The infamous column by Gustavo Arellano of the OC Weeekly, ¡Ask a Mexican!, will be a play in New York, according to a post by Arellano himself this week. The play’s […]
Sarcasm As Self-Defense Against Racism, Sexism
Growing up in Cicero, Illinois was not easy. Not only was my first neighborhood full of prostitutes, gangs, and all sorts of other hooligans and degenerates, I was a complete […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Las Comadres 2011 Book List
Las Comadres is a nationwide network of Latinas who share information about everything from education to resources to culture and much more. They put together a 2011 book list we […]
Following Carlos Guerra’s Lead
One of the last conversations I had with Carlos was about my guelito, who died four years ago. “You know,” I told Carlos on the balcony of his condo, “I […]
Carlitos Guerra: We Remember a Friend
It’s taken a while to settle enough to write this. I’ve been in a daze since hearing of Carlitos’ passing. It wasn’t until the fog thinned, until I began to […]
