Blogs about: Gustavo Arellano

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Craftcation Review

Becky H. wrote 1 month ago: I’ve been meaning to write my thoughts about Craftcation, but it’s been hard. Life happe … more →

Tags: NIN/JA review, California, clean getaway, Craftcation, Denver Craft Ninjas, Evan Kleiman, Helliemae's, se reed, Ventura

¿Tienes hambre? You will be after you read these books about food

Jessica DeLeon wrote 1 month ago: This spring, Gustavo Arellano’s Taco USA comes out in paperback and Pat Mora’s Delicious Hullabaloo/ … more →

Tags: Children's Books, Culture, features, Fiction, Non-Fiction, ana baca, Becky Chavarria-Chairez, Gary Soto, Joe Hayes

In the news: April showers books from Coelho, Anaya and Allende

Jessica DeLeon wrote 1 month ago: April is the month notorious for rain. Fortunately, there are plenty of books to keep you entertaine … more →

Tags: Events, News, Awards, 2013 Books, Junot Diaz, Rudolfo Anaya, pat mora, Federico García Lorca, Luis Alfaro

OC Weekly Does Hatchet Job On Kris Murray. What A Shock.24 comments

Matthew Cunningham wrote 2 months ago: OC Weekly Editor-in-Chief Gustavo Arellano published a post today about Anaheim Councilwoman Kris Mu … more →

Tags: Lorri Galloway, Citizens Advisory Committee, kris murray, Council Districts, OC Weekly, larry larsen

Favorites of 2012: Nonfiction4 comments

Melissa wrote 4 months ago: 58.5 of the books I read in 2012 were nonfiction: 34 general nonfiction, 15 memoirs, and 7 essay col … more →

Tags: Year in Review, Jonathan Franzen, Eli Pariser, Sam Wasson, Rachel Maddow, wenguang huang, Brooke Gladstone, Katherine Sharpe, florence williams

Quickies: Waiting for the Barbarians & Taco USA2 comments

Melissa wrote 5 months ago: Waiting for the Barbarians: Essays from the Classics to Pop Culture by Daniel Mendelsohn Publisher/Y … more →

Tags: nonfiction, essays, Scribner, Taco USA, Waiting for the barbarians, Daniel Mendelsohn, New York Review Books

Taco Ticker: The South, The Revamped & The Stolen

Taco Trail wrote 6 months ago: Another Friday, another Taco Internet roundup of the week’s news. Around these parts, I reviewed the … more →

Tags: News, taco ticker, Dallas, taco ticker, free tacos, taco internet, alice laussade, Reviews of Reviews

Gustavo Arellano

Becky H. wrote 7 months ago: Gustavo Arellano has carpal tunnel and he asked me to call him to get his answers for 12 Questions. … more →

Tags: Literature, Journalism, California, Ask a Mexican, Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America, OC Weekly, Orange County, Orange County: A Personal History

WE LOVE OUR CSUF AND SANTA ANA COMMUNITIES!1 comment

GrandCentralArtCenter wrote 7 months ago: Weekends are busy at Grand Central Art Center and we have plans to keep it that way! This past Satur … more →

Tags: Main Gallery, project room, Education Gallery, Artist-in-Residence, santa ana, the road less traveled, delilah snell, Tony de los Reyes, Sara Dehghan

In the news: New books by Cisneros; book festivals; and tons of links about Junot Díaz

Jessica DeLeon wrote 7 months ago: (Note: This post was updated to include the Junot Díaz award from the MacArthur Foundation.) It … more →

Tags: Young Adult books, Movies, Non-Fiction, Events, News, Fiction, 2012 books, Junot Diaz, Sandra Cisneros

Latino heritage celebrated with dance, cartoons and two prominent Mexican satirists1 comment

Grace Battista wrote 7 months ago: The Ruth B. Shannon Center for        the Performing Arts is embracing the local flavors of Mexican … more →

Tags: Photo, Arts & Entertainment, Lalo Alcaraz

A New Venue for Voices from Across the Word Universe

dirtcakes wrote 8 months ago: dirtcakes will be taking part in the inaugural Big Orange Book Festival, Sept. 21-22, 2012 at Chapma … more →

Tags: Contributors' Shout Outs, Events, Writer's Links, Allison Benis White, james blaylock, Karen An-hwei Lee, OC Weekly, The Daily Show, Tim Powers

Are The Cops Well Fed?

Jeff Gallagher wrote 9 months ago: Anaheim Lux Loncheria – courtesy of the OC Weekly We all have seen the stereotypical cop, eati … more →

Tags: Politics 2, County Government, Tustin Police Department, OC Weekly, Anaheim, chief welter, food trucks, baconmania, Rolling Sushi Van

Anaheim Police Brutality Sparks Outrage After 2 Latinos Shot Dead and Demonstrators Attacked | Democracy Now!

swilliamsjd wrote 9 months ago: Police in the California city of Anaheim are facing allegations of murder and brutality after fatall … more →

Tags: Abuse, civil rights, Current Events, Human Rights, Law 2, News, Race, Social Justice, amy goodman

In the News: New releases, writer's workshop and García Márquez2 comments

Jessica DeLeon wrote 9 months ago: Hello August! Here are great selections to beat the heat: • Already released: Gustavo Arellano and L … more →

Tags: Events, News, Fiction, 2012 books, Junot Diaz, Rudolfo Anaya, Esmeralda Santiago, Luis Alfaro, Luis Alberto Urrea

Coming Up Next...

josephsreviews wrote 10 months ago: A review of Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America by Gustavo Arellano. … more →

Tags: Book Review, Joseph's Reviews, Scribner, Wordpress book review site, mexican food, Cookbooks, Taco USA, How Mexican Food Conquered America, Mexican-American food

Run for the Border: A Review of Gustavo Arellano, Taco USA2 comments

Keith Meatto wrote 10 months ago: Gustavo Arellano, Taco USA One of my favorite places to eat as a kid was a Mexican family restaurant … more →

Tags: Food, Books, Book Reviews, mexican food

A look at the controversial terms "naco" and "pocho"

Adrian Carrasquillo wrote 10 months ago: The terms ‘naco’ and ‘pocho’ have a long history of being used as disparagin … more →

Tags: People, California, Chicano, Edward James Olmos, Lalo Alcaraz, Los Angeles, Mexican, Mexican-American, San Francisco

Creating Wards In Anaheim Would Be A Mistake5 comments

Chris Emami wrote 10 months ago: It has been brought to my attention that some misinformed people are pushing for a system that would … more →

Tags: Anaheim, Gail Eastman, kris murray, Tom Tait, Lorri Galloway, ACLU, Lawsuit, Curt Pringle, Bob Hernandez


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