By Pam Burrell LatinaLista Woodburn, Oregon’s population is 51 percent Hispanic and 49 percent Anglo. It has the highest concentration of taquerias in the state and on Saturday afternoons the parks are crowded with Hispanic men’s soccer league games which culminate every August with an intense men’s league tournament called Fiesta Mexicana. In The Boys [...]
Latina author Julia Alvarez participates in live webcast interview
LatinaLista — The number of Latina book authors who have been able to break the proverbial glass wall of the publishing industry and get noticed enough to be propelled onto mainstream reading lists has always been too low. Because of that reason, it’s not unusual for many Latinos to never be able to attend a [...]
A mother’s gift helps a boy endure a long journey
By Elizabeth Lopez LatinaLista My Shoes and I by René Colato Laínez, and published by Boyds Mills Press, is an inspiring story about a boy named Mario and the journey he makes with his father across three borders to the United States from El Salvador. Shortly before their trip, Mario receives a pair of shoes [...]
Exposing the truths, half-truths and myths about Latinos and Latino culture
By Glenda Oviedo Latina Lista What if you are Anglo and your neighbor is Latino? Or what if it turns out you are dating a Latina or your boss is Latino? Actor and 2008 “Dancing with the Stars” finalist, Cristian de la Fuente, found a hilarious way to tell America what they need to know [...]
Mariposas: A poetry anthology from a queer Latino perspective
By Sarah Dahlen LatinaLista Writing poetry is an intimate endeavor. Reading it can feel equally intimate when a poem is well written and resonates with its reader. Many poetry fans may never pick up Mariposas: A Modern Anthology of Queer Latino Poetry for fear that its themes would not resonate with them. These readers would [...]
Free new e-book targets Latinas with inspirational stories and advice
LatinaLista — What do you get when you ask some successful Latinas their professional insights on subjects near and dear to their hearts? In this case, you get a new E-book titled The New Latina Guide to a Fabulous 2011 Year! The brainchild of New Latina founder, Angelica Perez-Litwin, the e-book features inspirational insights and [...]
