By Rachel Symons Juvenile Justice Information Exchange LOS ANGELES — For Jordan, growing up in Jamaica, Queens in New York City left much to be desired. One of the few places he could go after school were the youth…
LatinaLista — Crowdfunding Campaign: The Prism – a science fiction mystery based on one Latino’s experience with tragedy and the supernatural Joe Nevarez didn’t have an easy childhood. A severely asthmatic child with learning disabilities, his school years were…
LatinaLista — Last year, Dr. Viviana Hurtado and Monica “Mommy Maestra” Olivera of Latinas for Latino Lit (L4LL) broke ground by launching the first-ever online Latino children’s summer reading program. Concerned about the poor literacy rates among Latino children…
By Corina Martinez Chaudhry The Latino Author This week we are grateful and pleased to present you an interview with the critically renowned author Rudolfo Anaya. Mr. Anaya provides us with a heartfelt perspective on what it took to…
LatinaLista — It’s not often that an established Latino author interviews a rising Latina author before an appreciative audience but that’s what happened during the 2012 Chicago Humanities Festival. 2005 Pulitzer Prize finalist for nonfiction and member of the…
By Frank X. Moraga Amigos805 Finding just the right words to express your emotions can be a challenging proposition. For Ventura author Amada Irma Perez, the written word provides a wealth of opportunities to show the one you love…
LatinaLista — Author/Illustrator Keri Smith isn’t anti technology — completely. She just feels that today’s oversupply of apps and web sites can suck the creativity out of a person’s mind. So, she’s been on a steady mission of “creating…
LatinaLista — This year, the international literary world lost a true voice when Mexican writer and essayist Carlos Fuentes died in Mexico City. His prolific writing and teaching careers, along with his keen analytical skill in commenting on politics…
