Beyond the Barriers: How Through Fences Transformed My Classroom
Teaching Through Fences was nothing short of transformative for both the students and me.
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Sebastian Palomares
Nov 18
Sol Naciente: Lucha Libre Por Vida!
Sol Naciente reminds us to never underestimate the fire that burns within.
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Paloma Aguirre
Oct 7
Miguel A. Briones's Macho No Machismo: Affirming Tender Masculinities
El Paso native and current Austenite, Miguel A. Briones , reclaims Chicano masculinity in Macho No Machismo: Helpful and Nice , a...
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Rose Padilla
Oct 4
This Bridge Called My Language: Marcela T. Garcés's Me llamo Marcela: My Story as a Heritage Speaker
Marcela T. Garcés's coming of age as a second-generation Colombian American and her experiences as a Spanish heritage speaker.
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Dan Johnson
Oct 2
The Thirteen: The Origins of An Extraordinary League of Latinx Teen Superheroes!
Dan Johnson reviews the comics book issues that make up the Thirteen Origins and the stories of Latinx teens coming into their superpowers!
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Marianna D Rooks
Sep 30
Marianna D Rooks Reviews Coywolf Book 1: "Spirit of the Coywolf"
Spirit of the Coywolf is a scintillating representation of powerful Native Afro-Latina women and the American Southwest.
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Sam Ceballos
Aug 17
A Plan of Her Own: Sam Ceballos Reviews Eat Your Heart Out Volume 1
Eat Your Heart Out is about community, dream seeking, acceptance, love, family, and self-discovery.
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Ana Paula Cardenas
Aug 17
Labyrinths Borne: The Revolutionary Latinxfuturist Vision of Frederick Luis Aldama
I wanted to conceive of the future in a radically different way. One where the new gens look to philosophy, literature, art & science. . .
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Paloma Aguirre
Jul 29
Frida Kahlo Comes Alive: Paloma Aguirre Reviews Who Was Her Own Work of Art? by Terry Blas & Ashanti Fortson"
Review of Who Was Her Own Work of Art? by Terry Blas (writer) and Ashanti Fortson (illustrator)
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Samantha Ceballos
Jul 10
Communidad y Familia in Samuel Teer and Mar Julia’s Brownstone: Review by Samantha Ceballos
Reading Brownstone brought out emotions in me that I was not expecting.
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Rose Padilla
Jul 6
Rose Padilla Reviews Omar Morales's Latest Graphic Novel, Major Thomás!
Major Thomás deserves a space among the pop culture fictions that feature Latinx characters
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Dan Johnson
Jun 13
Embracing Diversity: Bodegas, Brownstones, and the Rich Tapestry of Our Latinidades
Interview explores experiences with language barriers, cultural syncretism, “found family,” gentrification, and homophobia
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Ralph Villanueva
May 12
Aldama & Itzel Usher in a Sci-Fi Worldbuilding Paradigm Shift: A Review of Labyrinths Borne
Aldama offers a path forward by offering readers an emotional, intellectually spirited & collectivist minded tale.
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Cristina Herrera
May 5
Frederick Luis Aldama Talks with Cristina Herrera: Misfits, Sonic Revolutions, Familial Reconciliations, & Craving More Fiction that Misfits Publishing Molds
I wanted Max Rodriguez to hit the hard truths but also, and overwhelmingly, to take readers to places of joy and compassion.
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Luis Torres
May 4
Frederick Luis Aldama’s Pressing Passion to Portray & Proclaim Powerful Truths of Youth Surviving in the US-Mexico Borderlands: A Conversation
While the borderlands shape each protagonist differently, their individual stories thread together to form a greater tapestry.
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Dan Johnson
May 4
Jonathan Hill and the Power of Encouragement
what I took from Hill's talk was a humble attitude of gratitude for all the little lights that shone in the dark, the simple gestures.
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Izzy De La Cruz
Mar 19
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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Dan Johnson
Mar 18
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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Rose Padilla
Mar 11
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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Dan Johnson
Feb 16
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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Marianna D Rooks
Feb 13
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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Baoanh Nguyen
Feb 2
I Am Alfonso Jones and the Power of Visual Storytelling
I Am Alfonso Jones masterfully weaves together visual motifs, leans into Afrofuturism, and uses a line work and series of flashbacks that...
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