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Somos en escrito internship
Somos en escrito The Latino Literary Online MagazineSomos en escrito Internship Offered in MFA Creative Writing Program at St. Mary’s CollegeThe Master of Fine Arts program in Creative Writing at St....
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33 Years in US Foreign Service
Somos en escrito The Latino Literary Online MagazineA South Texan’s 33 years in the US Foreign ServiceExtracts from My Way : A South Texas Rancher in the Diplomatic Service of the United StatesBy...
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Another beautiful day (or two) in East Los
Somos en escrito The Latino Literary Online MagazineLove Thy Neighbor—¡Pero No Te Dejes!By Tommy VillalobosIt was an East L.A. morning with all the trimmings, such as kind of blue skies, intruding...
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“…what it means to be a Mormon of color
Somos en escrito The Latino Literary Online MagazineExtract from: Chicano While Mormon: Activism, War and Keeping the FaithBy Ignacio M. GarciaPrologueIn early spring of 2006, I stood on the balcony of...
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El Salvador to Mexico -- Papá's spontaneous adventure
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Iconic voices of women across time
Somos en escrito The Latino Literary Online MagazineIconic voices of women across timeSpanning cultures from ancient Egypt to the American West, and time, from medieval France to modern day Miami, this...
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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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A whimsical study in comparison and contrast
Born on the Cusp between Leo and VirgoBy Felipe de Ortego y GascaLeo and Virgo–sounds like a song-and-dance comedy team. Or like a Bonnie and Clyde duo. Maybe even like Batman and Robin. Leo and Virgo...
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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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A granddaughter's lament
Somos en escrito The Latino Literary Online MagazineA granddaughter's lamentPainting by Maceo MontoyaWritten in tribute to her recently deceased and beloved grandfather, Gumecindo Martínez Guerrero, A...
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A Son’s Love for His Mother : Mother's Day 2015
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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Triptych: A letter, recuerdos and a reflection
Somos en escrito The Latino Literary Online MagazineGraphic by Erasmo “Doc” Riojas(Different sized black markers and pencil on posterboard)Triptych of PoemsBy Sylvia Riojas VaughnOn opening your...
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The art of the nickname, from Weedee Peepo
“Chicano Terms of Endearment”Extract from Weedee Peepo, A Collection of EssaysBy José Antonio BurciagaWhen I was growing up in El Chuko, better known as El Paso, everybody, every place and everything...
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Oye, Che! Make room for Tony
Somos en escrito The Latino Literary Online Magazine The Last Supper of Chicano HeroesTony’s painting is located on the brick wall of Casa Joaquin Murietta at Stanford University. Permission granted by...
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We have the talent, but where are the roles?
Somos en escrito The Latino Literary Online MagazineCulture Clash, the iconic pro-Chicana cultura troupe, from the PBS-sponsored documentary, “The Border,” produced by Paul Espinosa. Clockwise, at 11...
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A summer of desire, love, frustration and junior high PE
Somos en escrito The Latino Literary Magazine Excerpt from You Must Fight Them: A Novella and StoriesBy Maceo MontoyaI first saw Lupita Valdez in junior high. At the time I was barely four foot...
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Just a century ago: the war against Mexican Americans in south Texas
Somos en escrito The Latino Literary Online Magazine Interview of John Morán Gonzales, Associate Professor, Department of English and Center for Mexican American Studies, UT AustinHost:Joan Neuberger,...
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Prize Competition for First Generation Writers
Somos en escrito The Latino Literary Online MagazineTHE RESTLESS BOOKS PRIZE for new Immigrant writingFiction submissions accepted through December 2015Nonfiction submissions accepted fall 2016Winner...
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The weirdest barrio you never saw
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Lively views after death
Somos en escrito The Latino Literary Online MagazineExcerpts from (After)life: Poems and Stories of the DeadThe title of this anthology, (After)life, indicates the broad range of cultural experiences...
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