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THE ORIGINS OF LA LLORONA
​Many of us grew up listening to stories about La Llorona. As we grew older, we began to question the origin of such legend. Some believe La Llorona was a native woman who had children with a Spaniard during colonial times and decided to drown her children after he abandoned her. Others say that La Llorona is Continue reading...

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​3 LATINAS WHO WON THE MACARTHUR GENIUS AWARD 
Valeria Luiselli is a writer of fiction, essays, and inventive hybrids of the two who challenges conventional notions of authorship and explores the experience of dislocation as a common theme across her many projects. Writing with dry humor and deftly controlled prose Continue reading... ​

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'68: THE MEXICAN AUTUMN OF THE TLATELOLCO MASSACRE | PACO IGNACIO TAIBO II
​The student movement of 1968 in Mexico City is not defined by “one day of death but by 123 days of heroic strike”. In his book, '68: The Mexican Autumn of the Tlatelolco Massacre, Paco Ignacio Taibo II masterfully uses anecdotal Continue reading...

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FICTION
JULIET TAKES A BREATH | GABBY RIVERA
After coming out as lesbian to her religious, Puerto Rican family, Juliet leaves the Bronx for the first time to take on an internship with a celebrity-status, feminist author in Portland. She arrives in this alien city characterized by a subculture of “hippie white” both elated by the prospect Continue reading... 

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Call for Submissions | Latino Book Review 2020 Issue

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INTERVIEW

Interview with International Award Winning Isabel Allende

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 Interview with Sandra Cisneros

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Interview with U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera

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