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Arte Público Press Interview: Dr. Kathleen Contreras

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Posted on July 19, 2018 · Lupe recruits a young boy and eventually her entire neighborhood to work on and enjoy her community vegetable garden.

Tags arte publico press Cosechando amigos Dr. Kathleen Contreras Harvesting Friends

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Arte Público Press Author Interview: Dr. Alicia Gaspar de Alba

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Posted on June 26, 2018 · A young Granadan Gypsy girl, pregnant with the child of Federico García Lorca, is cursed by her mother and forced to deal with the consequences for her entire life.

Tags Alicia Gaspar de Alba arte publico press Liberata Wilgefortis The Curse of the Gypsy: Ten Stories and a Novella

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Arte Publico Press Author Interview: John Rechy

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Posted on May 2, 2018 · Ancient and modern souls search for love among Mayan and Christian myths and taboos.

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Arte Público Press Author Interview: Gwendolyn Zepeda

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Posted on April 6, 2018 · Best friends Maya and Annie learn about Latino and Vietnamese culture and family together.

Tags arte publico press gwendolyn zepeda Maya and Annie on Saturdays and Sundays

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Arte Público Press Author Interview: Daniel Peña

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Posted on March 6, 2018 · 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.

Tags arte publico press Bang: A Novel Dr. Daniel Peña

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Arte Público Press Author Interview: Dr. José B. González

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Posted on February 13, 2018 · A Salvadoran immigrant observes positive and negative aspects of his life, fantasies and aspirations in the movie theaters and on television

Tags arte publico press Dr. José B. González When Love Was Reels

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Arte Público Press Author Interview: Daniel Chacón

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Posted on December 4, 2017 · 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

Tags arte publico press Daniel Chacón The Cholo Tree

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Arte Público Press October 2017 Author of the Month: Diana J. Noble

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Posted on October 19, 2017 · 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.

Tags arte publico press Diana J. Noble Evangelina Takes Flight

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Arte Público Press September 2017 Author Of The Month: Dr. Juan J. Guerra

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Posted on September 18, 2017 · A young Salvadoran immigrant and his grandmother encounter an indifferent and dysfunctional medical system in United States.

Tags arte publico press Dr. Juan J. Guerra El Doctorcito The Little Doctor

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Arte Público Press June 2017 Author Of The Month: Mickey Ibarra

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Posted on June 29, 2017 · Successful Latinos and Latinas from the fields of Politics, Business, Education and Media tell their individual stories of hard work, determination and mentorship.

Tags arte publico press Latino Leaders Speak María Pérez-Brown Mickey Ibarra

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Arte Público Press May 2017 Author Of The Month: Dr. Larissa M. Mercado-López

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Posted on May 25, 2017 · Native Texan, Women's Studies Professor and busy working mom Dr. Larissa M. Mercado-López publishes her first bilingual children's book.

Tags arte publico press Baby Rescuer Esteban de Luna Esteban de Luna Baby Rescuer Larissa Mercado-Lopez

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Arte Público Press April 2017 Author Of The Month: Melissa Castillo-Garsow

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Posted on April 26, 2017 · Poet and historian Melissa Castillo-Garsow explores the poetry emerging from the Afro/Latino/Indigenous American diaspora.

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Arte Público Press March 2017 Author Of The Month: Jorge Argueta

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Posted on March 21, 2017 · 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.

Tags arte publico press Flesh Wounds:A Poetic Memoir Jorge Argueta

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Arte Público Press February 2017 Author Of The Month: Frank Varela

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Posted on February 14, 2017 · 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.

Tags arte publico press Diaspora: Selected and New Poems Frank Varela

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Arte Público Press January Author Of The Month: Dr. Virginia Sánchez-Korrol

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Posted on January 11, 2017 · 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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