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Mar 19, 20241 min read

Book Talk: Izzy De La Cruz Reviews Ashley Robin Franklin's The Hills of Estrella Rojas!

Check Out Izzy's Live Book Talk Review of The Hills of Estrella Rojas--a graphic novel that follows college freshman Kat as she...

Mar 18, 20247 min read

Villanueve’s Dune 2 & Fajardo’s Crude: A Commentary on Interstellar Coloniality of Power & Terrestrial Corporate Greed

Fictional empire though it may be, Dune films take place in a universe where natural resource extraction and political power go hand in hand

Mar 14, 20243 min read

Sonia Gonzalez Reviews Olivas's Chicano Frankenstein

"He didn't seem to belong anywhere. Neither here nor there." This is how Daniel A. Olivas describes the unnamed protagonist of his new...

Mar 11, 20243 min read

Temporal Legacies: Quetzalcoatl # 1 & 2

Herminia Ximenez is always short on time. The protagonist of Mickey Martinez, Sam Jimenez, and Ana Maria Richardson's Quetzalcoatl is a...

Mar 3, 202411 min read

Chicano Frankenstein: Sci-Fi Fantasy or Gritty Everyday Realism?

Daniel Olivas’s powerful new novel, Chicano Frankenstein, takes place in a semi-futuristic— yet very present—United States. In this...

Feb 27, 20247 min read

Into the Intergalactic STEAM-verse: An Interview with José Morey

It’s through media and arts that kids can see how new ways of fitting into and transforming the world.

Feb 19, 20244 min read

Nikki Rodriguez & the Teeter-Totter of Color-Conscious & Color-Blind Representation

Nikki Rodriguez is an undoubtedly rising sensation among fans of the young adult genre. The 22-year-old Latina actress has appeared in...

Feb 16, 20248 min read

Vulnerability Is My Superpower

Roughly 15 years ago, I had a major breakdown that derailed me from graduate school. It took several months and several diagnoses until...

Feb 14, 20246 min read

A Novela of My Own: A Review of "Zorro" (2024)

When I visit my mom, we spend most of our time cooking, chatting, and watching telenovelas, her favorite entertainment. My Spanish...

Feb 13, 20242 min read

Christine Suggs’s ¡Ay, Mija!: My Bilingual Summer in Mexico

¡Ay, Mija!: My Bilingual Summer in Mexico by Christine Suggs follows a trip Suggs took the summer before eleventh grade. Saying goodbye...

Feb 7, 20245 min read

Para Las “Callejeras,” the “Bad Women,” and All Those Mujeres Our Mothers Warned Us About: A Review of Estella Gonzalez’s Huizache Women

My abuela, Mamá Chonita, was not an easy woman, nor was she what some would consider very affectionate. Her hugs and kisses were offered...

Feb 6, 20240 min read

Ricky Rodriguez Talks Latinx Pop Culture!

Feb 5, 20240 min read

Ben Ortiz Talks: Hip-Hop Past, Present, & Future!

Feb 5, 20248 min read

Ready Player Juan: An Interview with Carlos Kelly

I want to see more Latine content creators, game developers, and Latines in positions of power in major video game companies. I want to see

Feb 5, 20240 min read

LPL Happy Hour!

Feb 4, 20247 min read

Rosie's Rules and the Making of Inclusive TV: An Interview with Mariana Díaz-Wionczek

Have you seen the animated kid’s TV series, Rosie’s Rules? If not, hop on the PBS Kids website or app. and you can catch it for free. In...

Feb 2, 20244 min read

I Am Alfonso Jones and the Power of Visual Storytelling

I Am Alfonso Jones masterfully weaves together visual motifs, leans into Afrofuturism, and uses a line work and series of flashbacks that...

Feb 2, 20241 min read

NPR Code Switch: Bad Bunny, Reggaeton, and Resistance

Here is a popcast we recommend full throttle.

Nov 7, 20234 min read

Latine Narrative Futurities and The Owl House

Here’s to a future full of stories for weird, queer, Latine kids.