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Apr 21, 20245 min read
Mapping Latinidades On the Mad River: Cristina Herrera Reviews Lucrecia Guerrero’s Latest Novel
Lucrecia Guerrero’s latest novel, On the Mad River, set in the hardscrabble former factory town of Mad River, Ohio, we’re reminded of Latinx
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Apr 11, 20243 min read
BIPOC PoP Animation Festival 2024
The BIPOC Pop Animation Festival Celebrates the best work from up-and-coming animators!
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Mar 27, 202410 min read
Woeful Justice & Joy in Wednesday
Netflix’s Wednesday is doing something new, something highly noticeable.
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Mar 27, 20243 min read
Mariela Pinilla Reviews The Absolutely (Almost) True Adventures of Max Rodriguez
The novel is exactly what the “misfits, botched-jobbers, and unapologetic originals” have been waiting for.
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Mar 19, 20241 min read
Book Talk: Izzy De La Cruz Reviews Ashley Robin Franklin's The Hills of Estrella Rojas!
Check Out Izzy's Live Book Talk Review of The Hills of Estrella Rojas--a graphic novel that follows college freshman Kat as she...
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Mar 18, 20247 min read
Villanueve’s Dune 2 & Fajardo’s Crude: A Commentary on Interstellar Coloniality of Power & Terrestrial Corporate Greed
Fictional empire though it may be, Dune films take place in a universe where natural resource extraction and political power go hand in hand
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Mar 14, 20243 min read
Sonia Gonzalez Reviews Olivas's Chicano Frankenstein
"He didn't seem to belong anywhere. Neither here nor there." This is how Daniel A. Olivas describes the unnamed protagonist of his new...
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Mar 11, 20243 min read
Temporal Legacies: Quetzalcoatl # 1 & 2
Herminia Ximenez is always short on time. The protagonist of Mickey Martinez, Sam Jimenez, and Ana Maria Richardson's Quetzalcoatl is a...
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Mar 3, 202411 min read
Chicano Frankenstein: Sci-Fi Fantasy or Gritty Everyday Realism?
Daniel Olivas’s powerful new novel, Chicano Frankenstein, takes place in a semi-futuristic— yet very present—United States. In this...
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Feb 27, 20247 min read
Into the Intergalactic STEAM-verse: An Interview with José Morey
It’s through media and arts that kids can see how new ways of fitting into and transforming the world.
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Feb 19, 20244 min read
Nikki Rodriguez & the Teeter-Totter of Color-Conscious & Color-Blind Representation
Nikki Rodriguez is an undoubtedly rising sensation among fans of the young adult genre. The 22-year-old Latina actress has appeared in...
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Feb 16, 20248 min read
Vulnerability Is My Superpower
Roughly 15 years ago, I had a major breakdown that derailed me from graduate school. It took several months and several diagnoses until...
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Feb 14, 20246 min read
A Novela of My Own: A Review of "Zorro" (2024)
When I visit my mom, we spend most of our time cooking, chatting, and watching telenovelas, her favorite entertainment. My Spanish...
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Feb 13, 20242 min read
Christine Suggs’s ¡Ay, Mija!: My Bilingual Summer in Mexico
¡Ay, Mija!: My Bilingual Summer in Mexico by Christine Suggs follows a trip Suggs took the summer before eleventh grade. Saying goodbye...
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Feb 7, 20245 min read
Para Las “Callejeras,” the “Bad Women,” and All Those Mujeres Our Mothers Warned Us About: A Review of Estella Gonzalez’s Huizache Women
My abuela, Mamá Chonita, was not an easy woman, nor was she what some would consider very affectionate. Her hugs and kisses were offered...
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Feb 5, 20248 min read
Ready Player Juan: An Interview with Carlos Kelly
I want to see more Latine content creators, game developers, and Latines in positions of power in major video game companies. I want to see
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Feb 4, 20247 min read
Rosie's Rules and the Making of Inclusive TV: An Interview with Mariana Díaz-Wionczek
Have you seen the animated kid’s TV series, Rosie’s Rules? If not, hop on the PBS Kids website or app. and you can catch it for free. In...
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