Book Review by Vincent Bosquez By Daniel Alarcon In the late 1980s, I served as a Marine Corps recruiter in South Texas where it was my goal to enlist three recruits a month into the armed forces. At the time, “making mission” was all that mattered to me since I knew the Corps would take …
Book Review by Jose B. Gonzalez I have to admit that I am not a big fan of cartoons or comic strips, and I am indeed one of those readers who prefers to let words speak for themselves. Having said that, I have been intrigued by the work of many talented Latino artists who have made …
Since 1930, when its idea of counting Latinos was to ask individuals if they were Mexican, the U.S. Census has modified its approach to counting Latinos. For example, in 1970, it asked only samples of the overall population whether they were, “Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, Other Spanish,” or “No, none of these.” …
[A version of this article first appeared in Latino Studies Vol. 5, Issue 1 (Spring 2007) Issue] Martín Espada, the author of eight collections of poetry, including his most recent The Republic of Poetry (2006), was interviewed at the United States Coast Guard Academy, in New London, Connecticut, on March 24, 2005. The recipient of …
Book Review by Jose B. Gonzalez Xanath Caraza, one of Latino Literature’s rising stars has composed yet another work that demonstrates her dexterity as a writer. In the bilingual collection of short stories, Lo que trae la marea/What the Tide Brings, Caraza shows readers her skill as a poet who can tell intriguing tales. The …
