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Here is What I Bought from Target’s Hispanic Heritage Month Collection
Target just dropped their Hispanic Heritage Month collection this week, and there are sooo many cute items from Latinx artists. Here is what I picked up.
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Agave Blues by Ruthie Marlenée #ModernLatinaBookClub
At the recent International Latino Book Club Awards, Agave Blues by Ruthie Marlenée received the Isabel Allende Most Inspirational Fiction Book Award. And for September 2022, we are fortunate that the author, Ruthie, will guide us through the readings beginning September 12 and she will join the Modern Latina Book Club discussion.
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Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez #ModernLatinaBookClub
The Modern Latina Book Club will begin reading Olga Dies Dreaming by new novelist Xochitl Gonzalez this month. This romantic comedy tells the story of a status-driven wedding planner grappling with her social ambitions, absent mother, and Puerto Rican roots–all in the wake of Hurricane Maria.
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Summer 2022 Latinx Cinema – June Releases
Looking for some movies to watch this summer? We have a selected a few Latinx cinema favorites streaming in June 2022.
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You Sound Like a White Girl: The Case for Rejecting Assimilation by Julissa Arce #ModernLatinaBookClub
The Modern Latina Book Club members picked You Sound Like a White Girl: The Case for Rejecting Assimilation by best selling author Julissa Arce. Julissa dives into and tears apart the lie that assimilation leads to belonging. She combs through history and her own story to break down this myth, arguing that assimilation is a moving finish line designed to keep Black and brown Americans and immigrants chasing racist American ideals. She talks about the Lie of Success, the Lie of Legality, the Lie of Whiteness, and the Lie of English―each promising that if you obtain these things, you will reach acceptance and won’t be an outsider anymore. Join Modern Latina Book Club as we read this much anticipated book where Julissa offers a new promise: Belonging only comes through celebrating yourself, your history, your culture, and everything that makes you uniquely you!
