According to the Pew Research Center, Costa Ricans in the U.S. totaled 147000 in 2017. These authors are beginning to take flight and it’s a matter of time before they fill the skies. Steve Castro is the author of the collection Blue Whale Phenomena (Otis Books, 2019). Mauricio Espinoza is a poet, essayist, and translator. …
According to the Pew Research Center, Mexican Americans are the largest Latino group in the U.S, totaling 36.6 million in 2017. To say that Mexican-American authors have been pioneers in Latino literature would be an understatement. Their accomplishments are too many to capture on one page. Still, here are some of our favorites. Sandra Cisneros …
According to the Pew Research Center, Puerto Ricans are the 2nd largest Latino group in the U.S, totaling 5.6 million in 2017. They have started major literary movements, particularly in New York, the home of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, and have thrived since pioneers like Bernardo Vega and Jesus Colon wrote about their experiences on …
According to the Pew Research Center, Dominicans are the 5th largest Latino group in the U.S, totaling 2.1 million in 2017. Many of the authors below have won major awards and who have made tremendous strides in the U.S. Julia Alvarez is the author of How the García Girls Lost Their Accents, In the Time …
According to the Pew Research Center, Latinos of Cuban descent are the 3rd largest Latino group in the U.S (tied with Salvadorans), totaling 2.3 million in 2017. The list of Cuban-American authors represents their tremendous success in every genre. Ruth Behar is books include The Presence of the Past in a Spanish Village, Translated Woman: Crossing …
