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Elizabeth Acevedo on Her New Novel ‘Clap When You Land’

Johanna FerreiraMay 13, 2020May 14, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraMay 13, 2020May 14, 20200798

When most Americans think of the year 2001, the September 11 attacks immediately come to mind. But the Dominican community experienced not just one but two tragedies that year. The crash of Flight 587 took place just two months following...

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Author Angie Cruz Touches on Immigration, Identity, and Colorism in New Novel ‘Dominicana’

Johanna FerreiraNovember 7, 2019

by Johanna FerreiraNovember 7, 20190146

As she made her way passed Barnes and Noble on 183rd st in Manhattan, writer Angie Cruz she took a quick glance at the window and realized an interesting title: How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez....

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Kali Fajardo-Anstine Tells Stories of the Indigenous Latinas of the American West

Virginia IsaadAugust 6, 2019August 7, 2019

by Virginia IsaadAugust 6, 2019August 7, 20190189

Kali Fajardo-Anstine’s debut short story collection is about Latinas and their indigenous roots in the American West — a history almost completely missing from the canon of American Western literature. For Fajardo-Anstine, Sabrina & Corina is also a form of...

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Elizabeth Acevedo Centers Cuisine and Culture in ‘With the Fire On High’

janelmartinezMay 21, 2019

by janelmartinezMay 21, 20190106

Dominican-American poet and author Elizabeth Acevedo is bringing Afro-Latinx narratives to the publishing world. The Afro-Latina, whose debut novel, The Poet X, won the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature and the Printz Award for Best Young Adult Novel...

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Meet the Latina Author behind Book Adaptation of Disney Hit “Coco”

HipLatinaMarch 12, 2018April 11, 2019

by HipLatinaMarch 12, 2018April 11, 20190194

[article_ad_lb] Diana Lopez is the Latina author behind the book adaptation of the Academy Award-nominated film Coco which won the Oscars for best-animated feature and best song. This University of Houston-Victoria (UHV) Professor is winning the hearts of young and old...

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12 Must-Read Latina Authors, According to Lin-Manuel Miranda

Irina GonzalezJanuary 18, 2018April 11, 2019

by Irina GonzalezJanuary 18, 2018April 11, 20191177

[tps_header][article_ad_lb][/tps_header] Another day, another wonderful and encouraging Twitter post from Lin-Manuel Miranda. The recent birthday boy was asked by a fan to name “some Hispanic women authors/poets/playwrights to read in class” and the Hamilton creator went to town with suggestions. The...

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Latina Poet Laureate Dr. Thelma T. Reyna

HipLatinaFebruary 25, 2015March 27, 2017

by HipLatinaFebruary 25, 2015March 27, 2017067

Interested in reading some great new poetry by a Latina writer? Look no further. Dr. Thelma T. Reyna’s term as Poet Laureate of the Altadena Library District in California runs from 2014 to 2016. Part of her work during this...

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