2015 Tejano Conjunto Festival in San Antonio
Official poster of the 34th Annual Tejano Conjunto Festival to be held at the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center in San Antonio May 13-17, 2015. The award-winning design is by John Medina. For details,...
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TheInternational Flor y Canto Literary Festival will takeplace May 14 to 16, 2015, along the24th Street Cultural Corridor of the Mission District in San Francisco. For more information:...
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Somos en escrito The Latino Literary Online Magazine Painting by Maria SanchezChicano ConfidentialA Letter to My Mother on Mother’s Day:Te Deseo un Feliz Día de las MadresBy Sonny Boy AriasYou may be...
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Somos en escrito The Latino Literary Online MagazineAlvaro Huerta, in front of Ghosts of the Barrio, a mural by Wayne Healy, in his old neighborhood, the Ramona Gardens housing project, or Big Hazard...
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Somos en escrito The Latino Literary Online MagazineGianna the nosey one who loves historyExtract from Gianna the GreatBy Becky VillarealChapter 1I was nosey. That’s what everyone said aboutme.“Gianna,...
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Somos en escrito The Latino Literary Online MagazineJaguar Eagle SerpentArtist: Sal GarciaAcrylic on wood panel, 36" by 48" Sal Garcia, a prominent San Francisco Bay Area artist, will conduct an...
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Somos en escrito The Latino Literary Online MagazineHuītzilōpōchtliChicano ConfidentialHuītzī - Chicano Baby WarriorBy Sonny Boy AriasWhen a Chicano is born we immediately watch for signs of greatness...
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Somos en escrito The Latino Literary Online MagazineFrom the book coverLatino Mennonites Book wins 2015 Ameríco Paredes Award Somos en escrito Magazine is pleased to pass along the good news...
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Somos en escrito The Latino Literary Online MagazineExtracts from A Cross of Thorns – The Enslavement of California’s Indians by the Spanish MissionsBy Elias CastilloElias Castillo presents a...
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Somos en escrito The Latino Literary Online MagazineWilliam Carrillo in 2001Wings over Berlin: The Story of Captain William CarrilloAs we were preparing this history of William Carrillo for...
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Somos en escrito The Latino Literary Online MagazineExtract from: Building Bridges of Understanding – My Personal Quest for Unity and Peace By Lucia de...
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Somos en escrito The Latino Literary Online MagazineMata MoscasPor Roberto Perezdiaz–Tanta mosca. Ya son seis esta mañana, más las cuatro que maté anoche. La erradicación de la mosca lo obsesionaba....
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Somos en escrito The Latino Literary Online MagazineUniversal Studios Poster for 1933 movie, The Invisible Man; artist, FrancavillaThe Importance of Being Invisible: The Politics of Hispanic IdentityBy...
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