Her name is Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand glows world-wide welcome. Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me. America has lost its way. The strongest of people can be found in the unlikeliest of places. The future of the entire country will depend on them.…
Celebrate 30 influential Latinas/Latinos/Latinxs in U.S. history with Nuestra América, a fully-illustrated anthology from the Smithsonian Latino Center. Nuestra América highlights the inspiring stories of thirty Latina/o/xs throughout history and their incredible contributions to the cultural, social, and political character of the United States. The stories in this book cover each figure’s cultural background,…
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200 years of Latino History in Philadelphia is a visual account of the history of Latinos in the city. It traces the development of distinct neighborhoods and institutions, and provides a uniquely intimate visual portrait of a community. Broken into four sections, the book documents the city’s earliest Latino public figures, including Father Félix Varela,…
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Anica and Bienvenida pass prayers and small comforts through the gaps in the prison walls. Incarcerated by the Inquisition for the faith she won’t surrender, Anica longs for solace for her family and freedom for herself. And Bienvenida, heir to her mother’s Nahua magic, now practiced out of sight of the Spanish religious authorities, will…
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Three kinds of people live in Zombie City-La Boca Del Diablo: the zombies, los vivos, and the ghosts. Officer Jimena Villagrán, not truly at home with any of these groups, patrols the barrio for stalking monsters. Magic con men and discarded needles make this beat hazardous enough, but the latest rash of murders threatens to…
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“If Margaret Atwood were Latina, this eerily believable depiction of where U.S. immigration policy is heading is the novel she would have written instead of The Handmaid’s Tale.” — The Latinidad List: Best Books of 2012
Sabrina Vourvoulias 