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Lighting the Way: Las Hermanas Iglesias on Identity, Solidarity, and the Wounds of Latinidad
What I love about Las Hermanas Iglesias is the collaboration across coasts and generations that they embody as an articulation of how resisting erasure, of centering acknowledgement with extreme care, demonstrates the strength and determination possible within this state of uncertainty and the full embodiment of the ancestries and lineages we carry.
Dec 16, 20255 min read


"Crossing bridges and borders": Tahir Farooq Reviews The Border Between Us by Rudy Ruiz
While the border is commonly depicted as a site of danger or crisis, Ruiz shows it as a place of community and care. Families move between cultures with ease, switching between Spanish and English, crossing bridges and borders not in fear but as a part of daily life. This depiction honors South Texas as complex, vibrant, and deeply American.
Oct 1, 20255 min read


The Two Pedro Pascals: How Latino Identity Gets Bought and Sold in Hollywood
Hollywood has put Pascal in an impossible bind: he can't be the traditional superhero leader without invoking the machismo stereotype that Latino men supposedly embody and, thus, must avoid.
Sep 12, 20258 min read


Two and Three: Chicano- and Afro-futurism in Umbrella Academy
In science fiction shows and films, there is an erasure of brown subjects that renders them as collateral damage, too incompatible with advanced technology which leads to them doing ‘lesser work’, as well as perpetually "alien". As we look at season 2 and season 3 in Umbrella Academy, we see the concepts of Chicanafuturism and Afrofuturism play out through the stories of Diego and Allison Hargreeves.
Jun 23, 20254 min read


An Alchemical Reaction: Review of Isabel Cañas' The Possession of Alba Díaz
If you’re looking to read horror, historical fiction, slow burn romance, or simply a few hundred pages of engrossing prose, Alba Díaz and Isabel Cañas will not disappoint.
May 22, 20253 min read


Digging for Love: Latinx Representation Shines in Jo Segura’s Raiders of the Lost Heart
With her Mexican heritage front and center, Segura tells a story that blends romance, adventure, and meaningful social critique with effortless charm.
May 1, 20252 min read


Latinx Narratives in Anime: Alita: Battle Angel, a Cultural Adaptation Without Erasure
Alita: Battle Angel is a vibrant, layered world mirrored the social disparities often explored in Latin American cinema
Apr 30, 20254 min read


Gods, Guts & Glitter: Why The Sunbearer Trials Slays!
There are no white people in The Sunbearer Trials. Period.
Apr 14, 20254 min read


How Latino Comedians Are Getting Creative on TikTok (and why it matters)
Platforms like TikTok and Instagram reels become a center for Latinx creativity... there is a creative freedom that this funding allows that has resulted in the emergence of Latinx comedy that is written, directed and performed by Latinx creators for a Latinx audience.
Apr 2, 20253 min read


Monsters Among Us: Vampires and Colonial Violence in Isabel Cañas’ Vampires of El Norte
Vampires of El Norte is a powerful contribution to Latino-centered storytelling that reclaims horror as a space to explore memory, resistance, and survival.
Apr 1, 20252 min read


Hacienda Caras in Barbielandia: America Ferrera’s Latina Resistance in Barbie
Brown Optic Barbielandia is a space where multiracial female solidarity mobilizes intervention
Mar 18, 20259 min read


Deep Dive into Character: A Review of Melissa Coss Aquino's Novel, Carmen & Grace
With her evocative storytelling, Melissa Coss Aquino turns a story about two cousin-turned-sisters dealing drugs into a character study.
Mar 4, 20255 min read


Review of My Side of the River: A Memoir by Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez
My Side of the River is more than a memoir it is a reminder of how stories can heal, connect, and inspire.
Mar 4, 20254 min read


Resisting the Future in Fernando A. Flores’ Novel, Brother Brontë!
Fernando Flores’s Brother Brontë--a novel that delves into the power of literature and the transformative role of storytelling.
Mar 1, 20253 min read


Afro-Latina Identity: A Review of Natasha Alford's American Negra: A Memoir
American Negra: A Memoir brings attention to the issues of Afro-Latinidad with Hispanic/Latinx communities.
Mar 1, 20254 min read


Living Beyond Borders: A Vibrant Mosaic of Mexican-American Stories for Young Readers
Every story offers the reader a different perspective on the young Chicanx experience.
Jan 25, 20253 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


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


Rose Padilla Reviews Matt de la Peña & Paola Escobar's The Perfect Place!
Matt de la Peña and Paola Escobar's kid's book, The Perfect Place, asks, what’s so great about being perfect, anyway?
Sep 2, 20244 min read


Artistry and Culture of Texas’s Lowriders
The exhibit not only showcases three-dimensional objects of lowrider culture but also provides briefs about its history
Jul 20, 20243 min read
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