Latinx Talk: Tell us about yourself. Kevin Escudero: I am an assistant professor of American Studies and Ethnic Studies at
Category: Reviews
El Encuentro/The Encounter, A Review
March 2020 Latinx Talk Series on Latinx Migration Literature We recommend El Encuentro (English version The Encounter) by Rita Wirkala, a Young Adult
Migrants in the Land of Plenty
March 2020 Latinx Talk Special Series on Latinx Migration Literature American Copia: An Immigrant Epic (Arte Público Press, 2012) by
Transplanting the Tropics in Manhattan
When the protagonist, Juan Marcos, in the opening pages of Guillermo Cotto-Thorner’s little-known, Spanish-language novel Trópico en Manhattan (1951), migrates
Interview with Cynthia E. Orozco, Author of Agent of Change
Latinx Talk: Please tell us about yourself. Dr. Cynthia E. Orozco: My mother, Aurora E. Orozco, graduated from high school in
Interview With Frances Aparicio, Author of Negotiating Latinidad: Intralatina/o Lives in Chicago
Latinx Talk: Tell us about yourself. Frances Aparicio: After thirty-five years of teaching, scholarship and administrative leadership in Latinx Studies
Interview with Ernesto Javier Martínez, Author of When We Love Someone We Sing To Them/ Cuando Amamos Cantamos
Latinx Talk: Tell us about yourself. Ernesto Javier Martínez: I am a tenured faculty member in the Department of Ethnic
Interview with Andrea-Teresa Arenas and Eloisa Gómez, Authors of Somos Latinas
Latinx Talk: Tell us about yourselves. Eloisa Gómez: I am second-generation Chicana from Milwaukee, WI. I have been active in the
Interview with A. Naomi Paik, Author of Rightlessness: Testimony and Redress in U.S. Prison Camps since WWII
Latinx Talk: Tell us about yourself. A. Naomi Paik: I’m currently a teacher and scholar of comparative and intersectional ethnic
Interview with Sylvanna Falcón, Author of Power Interrupted
Latinx Talk: Tell us about yourself. Sylvanna Falcón: On the professional level, I am an Associate Professor of Latin American and