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Representation, Storytelling, and Writing for Change: A Conversation with Natalia Sylvester
Natalia Sylvester on her writing process, the power of representation, and the challenges and joys of telling Latina-centered stories today.
Jan 7, 20259 min read


Monsters, Middle School & Mayhem: A Dive into Jorge Aguirre & Andrés Vera Martínez's Monster Locker
A knockout graphic novel, Aguirre’s brilliantly crafted Monster Locker bursts to life with Vera Martínez’s gorgeous illustrations.
Jan 7, 20252 min read


Reflection & Renewal: Chican(x) Futurism An Evening at Gallery 2000 (Part 1)
This exhibit challenges me to reframe past, present, and future as more cyclical than linear.
Dec 15, 20244 min read


Una Mezcla: Miguel Martinez and His Film Short With Your Life
With Your Life is part of a larger project exploring themes of immigration and the deeply human stories shaped by these forces.
Dec 12, 20247 min read


Mestizo Power, Identity, & CW's The Originals
The Originals: a lens through which we can explore the lasting impacts of colonial legacies and complexitities of mestizo subjectivities.
Dec 11, 20245 min read


In/Visibility by Design: Karla Cornejo Villavicencio’s Debut Novel Catalina
Catalina refreshes the campus novel by tackling issues like rising tuition, student activism, and racial diversity and undocumented status
Dec 11, 20243 min read


Beyond the Barriers: How Through Fences Transformed My Classroom
Teaching Through Fences was nothing short of transformative for both the students and me.
Dec 9, 20243 min read


Have No Fear, Venture is Here!
The first trans non-binary archaeologist Sloan Cameron AKA Venture (they/them) pops out with their drill and dream!
Dec 5, 20242 min read


Destination Mexico City: The 1970s Underbelly of Rock and Roll, Comics, & Noir in Velvet Was the Night
In this historical fiction, noir romance novel, Moreno-Garcia captures the escalating violence between Mexico’s government and protesters.
Dec 4, 20245 min read


"Poetry to Praxis: Yesenia Moya & Community Art Resistance in Southern Nevada"
"Son de Mi Ser" exhibit Challenges inarticulation and settler colonialism
Dec 3, 20244 min read


La Cocina: A Radical Shift in Perspective on Restaurant Life!
If La Cocina were a restaurant and I a restaurant critic, this film would get three Michelin stars
Nov 20, 20245 min read


Sol Naciente: Lucha Libre Por Vida!
Sol Naciente reminds us to never underestimate the fire that burns within.
Nov 18, 20242 min read


PUTINOIKA Unbound: Sophia Yip Reviews Braschi's Ingenious Multi-Genre Masterpiece!
PUTINOIKA writes against any definitions and forms while acknowledging the possibility of creating the unexpected!
Nov 14, 20244 min read


Ujjwal Prasai Reviews Here to Stay: Poetry and Prose from the Undocumented Diaspora
Undocumented Writers as beings of this earth, of the countries of their or their parents’ origins, and equally of America
Oct 28, 20245 min read


Marcello Hernández: Latin King of SNL
Hernández’s comedy has come from his culture, family traditions, and poking fun at stereotypes.
Oct 25, 20242 min read


Welcome to Oxnard: An Interview with Cristina Herrera
Welcome to Oxnard celebrates Michelle Serros all while paying homage to Oxnard
Oct 23, 20247 min read


What Gentefied Got Right: The Rise of Latino Conservatives and the 2024 Showdown on Woke-ism!
Two years ahead of its time, Gentefied challenged us to grapple with topics that are now central to the 2024 presidential election.
Oct 22, 20243 min read


Los Que No Han Encontrado: The Harrowing Tragedy of Ayotzinapa's 43 Disappeared Students
HBO has released a 5-part docuseries that looks at 43 murdered students in Ayotzinapa, Mexico
Oct 14, 20243 min read


The Wondrous Poetic Futurisms in Pedro Iniguez’s Mexicans on the Moon
nothing can prepare you for the unique voice that is Iniguez in his debut poetry collection Mexicans on the Moon!
Oct 13, 20244 min read


An Altar of Stories: Rios De La Luz Crafts a Haunting Tapestry of Speculative Fiction
Rios De La Luz's An Altar of Stories to Liminal Saints is speculative fiction that captivates readers and pushes the genre!
Oct 11, 20244 min read
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