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Refinery29 Somos spoke with four Latina authors whose stories prove there’s no straight and narrow path to follow your creative dreams. Amid bleak data and continuing assumptions about what makes a worthy book, these authors are forging ahead with their stories. Below, they share more advice as Latina writers who are getting their stories told despite the odds, naysayers, and setbacks.
almost 2 years ago
refinery29.com
Across the country, the once anomaly of all-women mariachi bands are becoming more popular — but this doesn’t make their presence any less impactful or important.
almost 2 years ago
latimes.com
Meztli Projects, an arts and culture collective in Los Angeles, intends to
create a space for Native and Indigenous community members to come together.
about 2 years ago
hcn.org
Javier Zamora’s memoir follows a young child’s yearning to be with his parents
in California as he makes the treacherous journey from El Salvador to the U.S.
by himself.
about 2 years ago
hyperallergic.com
Alexandra Lange’s book Meet Me at the Fountain traces the evolution of shopping
malls, environments that were initially designed to serve White women with
children.
over 2 years ago
theguardian.com
The Salt Eaters Bookshop centers culture and community in every element, quickly
becoming a literary haven for its patrons
over 2 years ago
kcet.org
Los Four is integral to the development of Chicano/a art in Los Angeles. The
significant contributions to contemporary art history of some of its members can
now be viewed at the new Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture of the
Riverside Art Museum.
over 2 years ago
hyperallergic.com
Portrait of a Thief imagines what would happen if some overly confident
20-somethings proved the life of museum objects isn’t as clear-cut as it seems.
over 2 years ago
hyperallergic.com
“Kalli” means home in Nahuatl, and that theme guides much of the work by Adriana
Carranza and Alfonso Aceves’s Kalli Arte Collective.
over 2 years ago
hyperallergic.com
“I was sad and tired, so I decided to buy myself flowers,” Hill shares.
over 2 years ago
latimes.com
‘La pelota se va, se va, se va, y despidala con un beso!’ Los Angeles Dodgers’
baseball would not be the same without Jaime Jarrín, the team’s beloved
Spanish-language broadcaster.
about 3 years ago
kcet.org
Do you have photos or mementos of Mustache Mondays or gay nightlife in the
2000s? Share them with “Artbound” and help tell the story of Mustache Mondays’
pivotal role in the lives of a generation of Queer cultural producers.
over 3 years ago