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Thoughts on American Dirt, by Jeanine Cummins

Thoughts on American Dirt, by Jeanine Cummins

Mariana Villegas Triay
At the time of this writing, it’s been three days since the release of American Dirt, dubbed in my Advance Review Copy “the most anticipated book of 2020”. I will…
The New American

The New American

Micheline Aharonian Marcom
The Train May 10, 2012 Here is a god more powerful than I am who, coming, will rule over me. Dante Alighieri, La Vita Nuova He is on the bus.…
La Gran Novela Mexicana

La Gran Novela Mexicana

Alberto Chimal
Ya no encuentro el tuit, pero les juro que lo leí hace no tanto tiempo. En él, una persona aseguraba que el libro que acababa de terminar sería la Gran…
How You (un)See Us

How You (un)See Us

José
My name is José. I am Mexican. And, yes, I am undocumented. I understand that none of this might surprise you, as my name may suggest my nationality and my…
A false mist

A false mist
Un falso vaho

Giovanna Rivero
They hit him. First on the nose. Already on the floor, in the stomach, in the balls, in the spine. When they leave, he fumbles for the glasses. He puts…
Borges and the Chicanx

Borges and the Chicanx

Daniel Chacón
Je suis ma fils mon père, ma mère et je suis moi. A. Artaud They asked the Chicano questions about Mexico, Cuba and the pop idol Ricky Martin. They asked…
The Mystery of Survival

The Mystery of Survival

Alicia Gaspar de Alba
When my mother left me in the Colonia La Gran María, I was ten years old, and I hated men. My stepfather had once told me that women were like…
Hitchens contra los héroes

Hitchens contra los héroes

Emiliano Javier Polo Anaya
                                      Distrust compassion; prefer dignity for yourself and others Christopher Hitchens  …
We Were Always Here

We Were Always Here

Ricardo Chavira
CHAPTER ONE Running with the Rebels Desperately, the heavily armed guerrillas and I scaled a steep, verdant hill in northern Nicaragua. In withering afternoon heat, the very fatigued twenty-seven rebels,…