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Latino authors see book sales rise amid ‘American Dirt’ controversy

February 14, 2020 at 9:34 p.m.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — When Oprah Winfrey endorsed the novel "American Dirt" for her book club last month, many Latinos took to social media to decry the selection for its...

Inmigrantes hispanos rezan por las víctimas de balaceras en California, Texas y Ohio frente a la iglesia Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles en Los Ángeles el 11 de agosto del 2019. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Cunde el miedo entre hispanos en EEUU

August 12, 2019 at 1:37 p.m.

ALBUQUERQUE, Nuevo México, EEUU — Cuando Michelle Otero llegó a una muestra de artistas de origen mexicano, lo primero que hizo fue mirar a su alrededor. Dos salidas. Un guardia....

In this Aug. 10, 2018, photo an aerial view of a makeshift compound is seen in the desert area of Amalia, N.M. New Mexico forensic investigators announced that a highly decomposed body found at a desert compound in New Mexico has been identified as a missing Georgia boy.

Remains found in New Mexico desert tunnel are missing Georgia boy: investigators

August 22, 2019 at 4:58 a.m.

Forensic investigators said Thursday they identified the remains of a Georgia boy whose father is accused of abducting him and performing purification rituals on the child as he died at...

Mario Lundes, 36, shakes hands with a customer at Homegirl Cafe Monday, July 16, 2018, in Los Angeles.

Homegirl Cafe offers ‘platos’ by ex-gang members with hope

May 23, 2019 at 7:06 a.m.

In a different time, at another place, and under other circumstances, you might have run away from Latisha Valenzuela and Glenda Alvarenga. But at Homegirl Cafe, a Los Angeles breakfast...

Larry Porricelli, vice president of Maya Cinemas, walks through the crowd of guests to pass out popcorn to theatergoers attending the first movies at the Maya Cinemas Theater in Delano, Calif.

Latino movie producer opens theaters in rural, poor areas

May 23, 2019 at 7:06 a.m.

For nearly 10 years, residents in a California farming community have had to drive nearly 40 miles (64 kilometers) to see the latest film, a rare trip for some in...

Why Latinos and their ability to speak Spanish, or not, remain a political issue

May 9, 2019 at 7:00 a.m.

An attack on 18-year-old Cuban-American and Parkland activist Emma González for not speaking Spanish by an Iowa Republican congressman's campaign staff highlights the pressures U.S.-born Latinos face on language."This is...

Emma González, sobreviviente de un tiroteo en la secundaria Marjory Stoneman Douglas en Parkland, Florida, hace una pausa durante un momento de silencio en memoria de las víctimas de la masacre, el sábado 24 de marzo de 2018, en Washington.

Cada vez menos latinos hablan español en EEUU

May 15, 2019 at 11:19 a.m.

Los latinos nacidos en EEUU enfrentan todo tipo de presiones por no hablar español. Ese fue el caso sufrido recientemente por la activista cubanoamericana Emma González, de 18 años y...

Revuelo en LULAC por carta en apoyo a Trump

May 15, 2019 at 11:17 a.m.

La organización hispana de derechos civiles más antigua de Estados Unidos está siendo remecida por su apoyo inicial al plan de inmigración de Donald Trump, en momentos en que replantea...

Vintage typewriters gain fans amid ‘digital burnout’

June 4, 2018 at 12:46 p.m.

Typewriter enthusiasts gather at an Albuquerque restaurant to experiment with vintage Smith Coronas. Fans in Boston kneel in a city square and type stories about their lives during a pro-immigration...

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