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Cultural Memory from the Margins
blog Open Plaza 1/22/25 blog Open Plaza 1/22/25

Cultural Memory from the Margins

Isabel Gonzalez breathes in religious tradition

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En memoria: Natividad Durán
blog, español, Carlos De Foucauld, In Memoriam Open Plaza 7/16/24 blog, español, Carlos De Foucauld, In Memoriam Open Plaza 7/16/24

En memoria: Natividad Durán

Amantina Durán medita sobre los regalos de su hija

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Un árbol nuevo nace en Brooklyn
blog, In Memoriam, español, Carlos De Foucauld Open Plaza 1/15/24 blog, In Memoriam, español, Carlos De Foucauld Open Plaza 1/15/24

Un árbol nuevo nace en Brooklyn

Alejandro Enríquez narra el florecimiento de las Fraternidades Jesús de Nazaret

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The Stupidest Angel
blog, In Memoriam, Books Open Plaza 12/25/23 blog, In Memoriam, Books Open Plaza 12/25/23

The Stupidest Angel

Beatriz Terrazas on why she re-reads a book about zombies every Christmas

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Return to Rancho La Ceja
blog Open Plaza 12/15/23 blog Open Plaza 12/15/23

Return to Rancho La Ceja

Journalist Macarena Hernández on the wings of one family, two homelands

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Soundtracking ‘Blue Beetle’
blog Open Plaza 11/13/23 blog Open Plaza 11/13/23

Soundtracking ‘Blue Beetle’

Listen alongside Sudabée Lotfian-Mena for theological imagery in the superhero movie

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Flor de Cocula: Jesús in memoriam
blog, In Memoriam Open Plaza 11/8/23 blog, In Memoriam Open Plaza 11/8/23

Flor de Cocula: Jesús in memoriam

Honoring the Contreras Farm founder who harvested a field of dreams in the Bay Area

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Thank You, Earth Angels
blog Open Plaza 10/3/22 blog Open Plaza 10/3/22

Thank You, Earth Angels

Jackie Cruz recounts their ways

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Dreams of Reversal
Books, blog Open Plaza 2/7/22 Books, blog Open Plaza 2/7/22

Dreams of Reversal

Miguel Escobar offers a biblical understanding of money and prosperity from the perspective of his migrant farmworker family experience

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Return to Padre
blog, SpiritNations Open Plaza 1/31/22 blog, SpiritNations Open Plaza 1/31/22

Return to Padre

Journalist and anthropologist Cecilia Ballí tells a legal and personal history of South Texas

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On Music, Justice, and Hope
blog, AfroSpiritus Open Plaza 1/24/22 blog, AfroSpiritus Open Plaza 1/24/22

On Music, Justice, and Hope

Dr. Leopoldo A. Sánchez M. serenades Instituto Nacional de Panamá Class of 1966 alumni: his father Carlos Sánchez, musical artists Basilio Fergus and Rubén Blades

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Seventy Years Since
blog Open Plaza 1/3/22 blog Open Plaza 1/3/22

Seventy Years Since

Dr. Efraín Agosto narrates a first-generation Puerto Rican migration story in honor of his parents

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Nuestra Señora De Las Nieves
blog Open Plaza 12/6/21 blog Open Plaza 12/6/21

Nuestra Señora De Las Nieves

Beatriz Terrazas seeks a saint in the heart of a war zone

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What Cancer Did Not Take
blog Open Plaza 10/4/21 blog Open Plaza 10/4/21

What Cancer Did Not Take

Jackie Cruz holds strong

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Complex Dynamics
blog Open Plaza 8/30/21 blog Open Plaza 8/30/21

Complex Dynamics

Mathematician Dr. Robert D. Ogden reflects on being an Anglo in Anglican Hispanic ministry

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A Coyolxauhqui Imperative
blog, CO-VIDA 19, SpiritNations Open Plaza 8/16/21 blog, CO-VIDA 19, SpiritNations Open Plaza 8/16/21

A Coyolxauhqui Imperative

César “CJ” Baldelomar ruminates on writing, memory, and death

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The Wafers
blog, Dominicana Open Plaza 7/12/21 blog, Dominicana Open Plaza 7/12/21

The Wafers

Angie Cruz presents an excerpt from her novel Dominicana

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Hostias
blog, español, Dominicana Open Plaza 7/12/21 blog, español, Dominicana Open Plaza 7/12/21

Hostias

Angie Cruz presenta un extracto de su novela Dominicana, traducida por Kianny N. Antigua

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The Harlem Lynching Tree, with Poems for Alma
blog, AfroSpiritus, College Students Open Plaza 6/21/21 blog, AfroSpiritus, College Students Open Plaza 6/21/21

The Harlem Lynching Tree, with Poems for Alma

Taylor Alexis Baker presents inspired excerpts from her novel in progress

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My Ancestors’ Keys
blog, Books Open Plaza 5/17/21 blog, Books Open Plaza 5/17/21

My Ancestors’ Keys

Ruth Behar in search of the Jews of Cuba

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