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Names of Note: Opera Modesto gets grant for staging of beloved Latino novel

By John Holland – ModBee.com – Photo Not Credited. Photo of Teagan Zuniga. Teagan Zuniga of Modesto will take part in the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s Data Science Summer Institute and then do an internship at the lab over the 2020-21 academic...

Beloved NM author Rudolfo Anaya passes away at 82

By Adrian Gomez | Albuquerque Journal – CurrentArgus.com – Video Capture: Christopher Whiteneck. Albuquerque, New Mexico – Rudolfo Anaya, the acclaimed New Mexico author and godfather of Chicano literature, haspassed away. He was 82. Anaya moved to...

Trio of authors and essayists explores the geographic, social connections behind ‘querencia’

By David Steinberg | For The Journal – ABQJournal.com – Image Not Credited. Albuquerque, New Mexico — “Querencia: Reflections on the New Mexico Homeland” is an anthology of exhaustive essays by scholars. Levi Romero, Vanessa Fonseca-Chávez and Spencer...

Inspired by Chicano culture, UNM professors plan to start fashion blog

By Tessa Mentus – KOB.com – Image: KOB 4. Albuquerque, New Mexico- A pair of Chicano and Chicana studies professors at the University of New Mexico are starting a new fashion blog. “La Dama y el Catrin” will focus on the politics, culture and...

A colorful life: Latino artist Daniel DeSiga remembered

By Dian Ver Valen | Walla Walla Union-Bulletin – Union-Bulletin.com – Courtesy Image. Image: Painting by Walla Walla, Washington, native Daniel SeSiga titled “Cultivating Your Future.” Renowned muralist and Walla Walla native Daniel DeSiga...