Waiting for the Latinx Version of Crazy Rich Asians, or Where are the Latinx Screenwriters?
Where’s the Latinx Version of Crazy Rich Asians? Crazy Rich Asians topped $188 million worldwide as of the writing of this blog. The…
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Speaking “Perfect English” Doesn’t Mean Losing Your Spanish
At a recent event, the president told a Latinx Border Patrol agent, Adrián Anzaldúa, that he spoke “perfect English.” Paul Reyes, writing for…
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51 Absolutely Must Read Kick Ass Latinx Novels
I’m not a fan of anything prescriptive, so I’m usually weary of lists. So why write a list of Latinx novels? The idea…
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Notes from the Boondocks of the Nuyorican Imaginary, or Writing Outside the Circular Firing Squad
I’m displaced to the second power. I’m Nuyorican and haven’t lived in New York city for decades. In fact, I’ve been a Nuyorican living in…
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The Ghettoesque Stylings of Justin Torres’ We, the Animals
I always approach any new book written by a Latinx writer and acclaimed by the predominantly white body of reviewers with trepidation. As you…
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Adios to the Bling Bling Era
What does Post Barrio mean? It means a worldview liberated from the barrio/ghetto mindset which permeates many Latinx communities in the U.S. There…
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Junot Diaz: This Is How You Lost Me
I’m done with you, Junot Diaz. I’ve been meaning to tell you this for some time now, but the time never felt right,…
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