Open Plaza 7/31/23 Open Plaza 7/31/23

Finding La Negrita

Dr. Natasha Gordon-Chipembere presents excerpts from her recent novel, a retelling of Costa Rica’s Black Madonna narrative

Open Plaza 7/17/23 Open Plaza 7/17/23

Will New Mexico Sing Their Spanish in Heaven?

Christian Silva on embodiment, prayer, and Spanish-nuevomexicano

Open Plaza 7/10/23 Open Plaza 7/10/23

Tell Somebody

Rev. Dr. Harold J. Recinos presents excerpts from his latest collection of poetry

Open Plaza 7/3/23 Open Plaza 7/3/23

Hummings from the Desert / Tarareos desde el desierto

Alma L. Cárdenas-Rodríguez presents bilingual poems inspired by adversity, nature, and the Book of Habakkuk
Alma L. Cárdenas-Rodríguez presenta poemas bilingües inspirados en la adversidad, la naturaleza y el Libro de Habacuc

Open Plaza 6/26/23 Open Plaza 6/26/23

Hold It Together and Keep Going

Erasmo Guerra reflects on two decades of writing from his many borderlands

Open Plaza 6/12/23 Open Plaza 6/12/23

Intervenxions

Selections from the online publication of The Latinx Project at NYU

Open Plaza 5/22/23 Open Plaza 5/22/23

Ode to OLG, San Bernardino

liz gonzález presents poetry and prose that celebrate Our Lady of Guadalupe and life in Southern California

Open Plaza 4/17/23 Open Plaza 4/17/23

American Jesus

Richard Vargas presents excerpts from his five collections of poetry

Open Plaza 4/3/23 Open Plaza 4/3/23

Far and Near

Rev. Dr. Harold J. Recinos presents excerpts from his latest collection of poetry The Looking Glass

Open Plaza 3/27/23 Open Plaza 3/27/23

Sacred Fields, Sacred Nostalgia

Dr. Lloyd D. Barba presents excerpts from his recent book on Mexican Pentecostal farmworkers in California

Open Plaza 3/20/23 Open Plaza 3/20/23

Turn Back and Look

Seminarian Amanda Calderón gives voice to Lot’s Wife

Open Plaza 3/13/23 Open Plaza 3/13/23

Theologies That Resemble Our People

Emanuel Padilla on theology, cultural memory, and Latina memes

Open Plaza 1/23/23 Open Plaza 1/23/23

Virgin of Altagracia Medallions

Dr. Jennifer A. Baez on how the popular votives helped model black piety and community membership within a hierarchical socioracial order in 18th-century Dominican Republic