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Thank You @RevolucionSXSWi for the New Americano Nomination

Posted in #LatinoLit, Latino, Latino Rebels, tagged Austin, Austin Texas, Fernando Varela, Hispanic and Latino Americans, LATISM, Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, Social Media, SXSW Interactive, Twitter on March 3, 2012 | 4 Comments »

In this crazy world that is social media, you just keep doing and blogging and connecting and sharing. Since this blog was started in 2009, the goals were clear: to practice independent journalism, to write about the social media world of US Latinos, to celebrate #LatinoLit, to shout out the world about the great Fernando [...]

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#LatinoLit Book Review: Robert Rentería’s MI BARRIO Graphic Novel Is Honest, Perhaps Too Honest

Posted in #LatinoLit, tagged fiction, Graphic Novels, online writing, Robert Renteria, YouTube on June 22, 2011 | 15 Comments »

We all have stories, some stories more raw and brutal than others. In his new graphic novel based on his book From the Barrio to the Board Room, author Robert Rentería has a story of struggle and success that should be shared to anyone who believes in the principles of hard work, education, and determination. [...]

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#LatinoLit: Pride in the Name of Puerto Rican Love

Posted in #LatinoLit, Puerto Rico, tagged #LatinoLit, @julito77, boricua, Latino, orgullo, Puerto Rican, Puerto Rican Day Parade on June 12, 2011 | 2 Comments »

When we read the amazing poem this weekend by our friend and fellow writer Efrain Ortiz Jr, it got us thinking: it’s time to express pride. So, if you are a Puerto Rican poet, writer, blogger or just one proud boricua, add your link to your poem down below in the comments section or add [...]

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