Writing from the Trunk of the Latino Tree

Writing from the Trunk of the Latino Tree

NewsTaco April 28, 2016

*What do you do when the state of Arizona bans a number of classic Chicano literature books? You publish an anthology of Chicano literature, because you can. and why Chicano? […]

The House on Mango Street Goes to Trial: #MayaVsAZ

NewsTaco January 9, 2015

*This is important. The legal battle against the Arizona law used to prohibit Mexican-American studies in Tucson will come to a head on January 12, at the Ninth Circuit Court […]

Every Week Is Banned Books Week For Chicanos

NewsTaco September 23, 2014

*Tony Diaz: “Once you read a banned book, they can never take it away from you.” By Tony Diaz, NewsTaco Every week is banned books week for Chicanos. In Arizona, […]

Banned Books Club

Mary Mata December 30, 2013

By Maria Hinojosa, Latino USA When the Arizona Department of Education banned 90 books from its public schools for being “subversive,” ban opponents struck back. They set up underground libraries […]

Banned Book Week: INVISIBLE MAN VISIBLE Beams Brighter

Mary Mata September 27, 2013

By Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante “We are adding INVISIBLE MAN to all Librotraficante Under Ground Libraries.” There are 1,000 ironies in that sentence, which is even shorter than a tweet. On […]

Latino Novel Banned in Arizona Public School

Mary Mata September 17, 2013

By Von Diaz, Colorlines Arizona public schools are becoming notorious for censoring Latino literature.  This time, it’s CristinaGarcía’s critically acclaimed book “Dreaming in Cuban,” which explores themes of exile, politics and […]

Libro traficante – Smuggling Banned Books INTO Arizona

NewsTaco March 14, 2013

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco We’re big fans of Tony Diaz, AKA el Librotraficante, and the work he’s doing to shed light on the issue of banned Latino books. When the […]

NM Legislator: Keep Mex-Am Studies Books Out Of Schools

Mary Mata March 13, 2013

By Roque Planas, Huffington Post Latino Voices A New Mexico state representative wants to keep Hispanic history books out of public schools, following in the footsteps of some of her […]

Libro traficantes. Latino Rebels. Zapata’s Disciples.

Mary Mata November 15, 2012

By Librotraficante, Latino Rebels Latino Rebels Editor’s Note: We are proud to call Tony Diaz, the Librotraficante, a key member of the Latino Rebels familia. I was recently knighted. I […]

Bien Hecho: Carmen Tafolla Is San Antonio’s First Poet Laureate

Mary Mata April 24, 2012

Earlier this month, the city of San Antonio, Texas inaugurated its first Poet Laureate, UTSA scholar Dr. Carmen Tafolla. Tafolla, currently the university’s writer-in-residence for Children’s, Youth, and Transformative Literature was […]