Tag: u.s. racism against Latinos
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Junot Díaz and Literary Racism
Many have heard about the writer Junot Díaz. He is, or was, in the literary world, a rock star, the Latino writer. The only Latino writer. And that’s where the racism begins. Quick summary: Junot’s career took off in The New Yorker, when they published his short stories. He won the Pulitzer a few years ago for his novel The Brief Wondrous […]
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Coming Up: T.C. Boyle, Sex, and My Love for Mamá’s Shithole Country
This week I have a couple of special podcasts coming up. One is an interview with T.C. Boyle. The other is called El Testimonio. A few years ago I had a radio show on KPFK, 90.7 fm, here in Los Angeles. It’s the local affiliate of Pacifica Radio, and about two miles left of NPR. […]