News
Arte Público Press Author Interview: Gwendolyn Zepeda
Posted on · Best friends Maya and Annie learn about Latino and Vietnamese culture and family together.
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Arts & Culture
Arte Público Press Author Interview: Daniel Peña
Posted on · An undocumented family working the orange groves near Harlingen, Texas, a crashed crop dusting plane on the Mexico side of the border and a gut wrenching tale of survival against the drug cartels, the military and the Autodefensas.
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Arte Público Press Author Interview: Dr. José B. González
Posted on · A Salvadoran immigrant observes positive and negative aspects of his life, fantasies and aspirations in the movie theaters and on television
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Arte Público Press Author Interview: Daniel Chacón
Posted on · Despite his artistic talents, cooking ability and love of good books, 14-year-old Victor Reyes Jr. must come to terms with the fact that most of the adults in his life (including his own mother) are convinced that he is a thug or Cholo
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Arte Público Press October 2017 Author of the Month: Diana J. Noble
Posted on · 13 year old Evangelina and her family flee from the Mexican Revolution and attempt to make a new life in a small, not always friendly south Texas town.
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Arte Público Press September 2017 Author Of The Month: Dr. Juan J. Guerra
Posted on · A young Salvadoran immigrant and his grandmother encounter an indifferent and dysfunctional medical system in United States.
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Arte Público Press June 2017 Author Of The Month: Mickey Ibarra
Posted on · Successful Latinos and Latinas from the fields of Politics, Business, Education and Media tell their individual stories of hard work, determination and mentorship.
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Arte Público Press May 2017 Author Of The Month: Dr. Larissa M. Mercado-López
Posted on · Native Texan, Women's Studies Professor and busy working mom Dr. Larissa M. Mercado-López publishes her first bilingual children's book.
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Arte Público Press April 2017 Author Of The Month: Melissa Castillo-Garsow
Posted on · Poet and historian Melissa Castillo-Garsow explores the poetry emerging from the Afro/Latino/Indigenous American diaspora.
Literature
Arte Público Press March 2017 Author Of The Month: Jorge Argueta
Posted on · Fleeing violence and almost certain death in his native El Salvador, Poet Jorge Argueta finds safety and spiritual growth among fellow Native Americans and refugees in San Francisco, California.
Literature
Arte Público Press February 2017 Author Of The Month: Frank Varela
Posted on · Poet Frank Varela explores his and his family’s dreams, challenges, successes and disappointments as Puerto Ricans seeking a better life in the United States.
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Arte Público Press January Author Of The Month: Dr. Virginia Sánchez-Korrol
Posted on · Seven-year-old Teresita observes and experiences life in her neighborhood as she eagerly awaits the arrival of her gift bearing Uncle Ramón.
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Arte Público Press December 2016 Author Of The Month: Dr. Nicolás Kanellos
Posted on · Dr. Nicolás Kanellos, Founder and Director of Arte Público Press, delights and challenges children and adults with his new bilingual book of tantalizing tongue twisters.
Literature
Arte Público Press November 2016 Author Of The Month: Ron Arias
Posted on · Veteran journalist and author Ron Arias introduces us to the struggling, searching and occasionally mystical residents of his boyhood Mexican-American community called Frogtown.
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Arte Público Press September 2016 Author Of The Month: Alidis Vicente
Posted on · Detective Flaca (full time 2nd grader and part time sleuth) battles mosquitos, roosters and her annoying Puerto Rican cousins in order to solve the mystery of Three Kings Day.