NEWSLETTER

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ESSAY
DISSIDENT MOTHERHOODS: STILL BORN BY GUADALUPE NETTEL 
The continuous progress of gender studies and feminist theory has prompted a revision of the roles traditionally associated with women, such as passivity, domestic responsibilities, ​abour and perhaps most notably, motherhood. Continue reading...

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ESSAY
ON NEW YORK CITY OR (THE MANY CITIES WITHIN THE CITY)
Every person is a city, carrying a world within themselves, and nowhere is this more evident than in New York City. At first glance, New York might seem like one city, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. Look closely, and you’ll Continue reading...

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INTERVIEW
KADUPUL FLOWER: KIMBERLY VARGAS AGNESE ON POETRY, POVERTY, & MORE
Kadupul Flower by poet Kimberly Vargas Agnese was released in October 2025, published by Green Writers Press. Agnese is an accomplished Chicana poet whose work has been featured in Continue reading...

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POETRY
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA: LOS 7 ORIGINALES
This is it; this is what the world needs now, a group of superheroes who come in at the last minute to save the planet. The only thing is, these superheroes do not wear flashy capes, they do not wear their underwear over their regular clothes, they Continue reading...

RECOGNITION
SPIRIT OF MLK AWARD

INTERVIEW
SANDRA CISNEROS

INTERVIEW
JULIA ALVAREZ

INTERVIEW
MARIA HINOJOSA

INTERVIEW
ISABEL ALLENDE

"This work is really important. It is part of our narrative."
​–Maria Hinojosa

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​–Julia Alvarez

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HISTORY

TLAXCALANS AT WAR IN THE PHILIPPINES

ART

GUILLERMO FLORES PACHECO

HISTORY

POPE FRANCIS AND BORGES

HISTORY

THE ORIGINS OF LA LLORONA

HISTORY

THE ORIGINS OF EL CUCUY (EL COCO)

LANGUAGE

13 TRANSLATIONS FROM OF NAHUATL STORIES

DATABASE

DATABASE OF LITERARY AWARDS IN THE U.S.

DATABASE

LATINX & BLACK-OWNED BOOKSTORES