THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: ANGELA VALENZUELA ON THE DEMOCRATS HAVE A LATINX BLIND SPOT, BURUNDANGA BORICUA ON SALUD, TERRITORIO Y PATRIA, PAT MORA ON ADOBE ODES AND AN ODE TO COURAGE.
This week we feature a guest blog from Austin-based scholar Angela Valenzuela. She questions whether the Democrats don’t have a LATINX blind spot when it comes to dealing with Latinos following the election of right wing Latinas like Mayra Flores. Do the Democrats really understand the Latinx community?
Also this week, our San Juan based blogger José Umpierre is out of the hospital and recuperating and he uses his recent hospital stay to highlight issues of a diaspora of Puerto Rican doctors, the issue of territorial sovereignty and the patriotism that keeps Puertoricans on the island in spite of trying times.
Acclaimed poet, novelist and writer of children’s fiction, Pat Mora, reads from her collection of poetry, Adobe Odes. These are poetic odes, praising people to places and things she loves.
Enjoy your week on Latinopia!
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