If you teach Latinx Studies or any sort of American studies, you need to know this name. More than that, your students need to know it. Pedro Albizu Campos is one of the most famous and most influential Puerto Rican figures in the history of the island, yet he is also one of the least …
This interview with the poet, Yesenia Montilla, is part of a series with Latinx authors. Montilla was one of our Top Ten New Latinx Authors in 2017. González: One of the challenges for Latinx poets is to find spaces that take us beyond the superficial boundaries that are set against us. Can you comment on …
This interview with the prolific, Emmy award-winning journalist, Maria Hinojosa, explores her latest book, Once I Was You: A Memoir of Love and Hate in a Torn America and her illustrious career that includes NPR, PBS, CNN, and Futuro Media Group. This is a book that should be included in college classrooms, as it offers …
Told from the imaginative perspective of a young boy, these poems recount a young boy’s life in this collection of narrative poems that uses iconic Latin American and Latino films as a guiding motif. In each poem, famous movie and TV scenes featuring icons likes Pedro Infante and Cantinflas and modern stars such as Elizabeth …
This interview with the teacher, poet, playwright, and director, Vincent Toro is part of a series with Latinx authors. Toro is the author of Tertulia (Penguin), a poetry collection that has been getting a lot of buzz for its lyrical style. He is also the author of Stereo. Island. Mosaic. (Ahsahta Press). González: Whether it’s Stereo. Island. …
