San Diego coming up! March 9, 2019 – Posted in: Blog, recent

Book of the Year @ Cuesta College, 2019 February 4, 2019 – Posted in: Blog, recent

Santa Barbara City College coming up! – Posted in: Blog, recent

Chicana Mothers in Academia – Posted in: Blog, recent

My foreword in this wonderful new anthology by progressive Chicana scholars

BLACK DOVE Book of the Year @ Cuesta College January 8, 2019 – Posted in: Blog, recent

A wonderful special Fifth Wednesday issue January 7, 2019 – Posted in: Blog, recent

Thanks to the editor in chief, Vern Miller for inviting me to co-edit. Gracias to the outstanding contributors, including, Claudia D. Hernández, Nancy Morejón, Nancy Mercado, David Romo, Anel Flores, Carmen Tafolla, amongst many others!

December 12, 2018 December 12, 2018 – Posted in: Blog, recent

Obviously, I understand that calling La Virgen de Guadalupe a ‘diosa’ was considered blasphemous by the Church.  The Conquerers had clothed the goddess of my indigenous ancestors and taken most of her power away.  To the indigenous people who survive and thrive today, she remains our Madre Cosmica. To read more on this subject please check out the 20th anniversary edition of Massacre of the Dreamers:  Essays on Xicanisma.  I have added an essay, The…

SO FAR FROM GOD the movie December 10, 2018 – Posted in: Blog, recent