By Victoria Cepeda Recently I had the pleasure of learning about Sandra Ramos O’Brient‘s work as she became a fan of Pa’lante. “Las Hermanas Sandoval” or The Sandoval Sisters is about women during the Mexican-American War who are caught in the crosshairs of history. Ramos O’Briant successfully blends the components which mark Latin American novels: passion, love lost, […]
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Chilean-American Miguel Picker’s Film “Latinos Beyond Reel” Is Intent on Challenging a Media Stereotype
September 8, 2012 
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By Miguel Picker and Chyng Sun A documentary film that investigates how Latinos are marginalized and vilified in the mainstream media—with grave consequences for the nation. Synopsis: One in six adults and one in four children in the United States are Latinos, but their reality is rarely depicted in the mainstream media. Interviews with scholars, […]
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Historical Latin Americans: Mexican Poet Amado Nervo
August 28, 2012 0 Comments
By Efrain Nieves Juan Crisóstomo Ruiz De Nervo, known by his pseudonym Amado Nervo, was born on August 27th 1870 and is known as one of the most important Mexican poets of the 19th century. Nervo also served as the Mexican Ambassador to Argentina and Uruguay from 1918 until his death on May 24th, 1919. Photo courtesy of […]
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