THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: CARMEN TAFOLLA AWARDED TEXAS INSTITUTE OF LETTERS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT, ANGELA VALENZUELA ON EFFORTS TO UNDERMINE EDUCATIONAL EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY, RICARDO ROMO ON AN ART EXHIBIT TO COMMEMORATE THE TREATY OF GUADALUPE HIDALGO AND CARMEN TAFOLLA IN HER OWN WORDS ON EXPANDING THE LITERARY CANON TO INCLUDE LATINOS.
This week we at Latinopia are all excited because longtime adult and children’s author, dramatist and actress and community activist Carmen Tafolla has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Texas Institute of Letters. This is a highly prestigious award voted on by a membership that is made up of the most distinguished authors, poets, journalists and scholarly writers from throughout the state of Texas. We’re so proud of you Carmen!
Complementing the announcement of her award, we are posting an interview with Carmen speaking about the importance of Latinos being included into America’s literary canon showing why she is such an outstanding scholar, author and community activist.
Also this week Dr. Angela Valenzuela weighs in with an original blog on a hugely important issue of how conservatives in America are pushing to marginalize efforts for educational equity and diversity. She bases her blog on a recent article in the New York Times by Nicolas Confessore. Check out Angela’s insightful commentary!
And, of course, this week Ricardo Romo delivers us another of his Tejano Reports. This week he examines a new art exhibit at the Centro Cultural Aztlan to commemorate the 176th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo which ended the war between the United States ad Mexico in 1849. A magical array of art and artists!
Enjoy your week on on Latinopia!
Tia Tenopia