I was moved to read and hear in the news that 24 men of color had belatedly been awarded Medals of Honor, men served in several of this country's wars, who had probably been passed over because of their color or ethnicity, by President Obama. Of the 24 men, 17 of them were Hispanic or Latino.
http://blogs.esanjoaquin.com/tulevato/2014/03/25/getting-the-short-end-of-the-stick/
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Monday, March 17, 2014
Update on My Book: "Songs From the Barrio: A Coming of Age in Modesto, Ca." Y Mas
Amigos, it's been a while since I've posted. Been busy writing for "Joaquin" magazine http://joaquinmag.com/ published out of Stockton and doing what I can to peddle my book. In the past year, I've visited many schools, grade levels from 2nd grade to College, and enjoy sharing my story and book especially with students. It's quite amazing how the stories and poems connect with so many people, even with those from other cultural groups, not Chicano or Latino.It seems we have so many shared experiences.
Take a moment to read reviews of my book on Amazon.com and perhaps venture to buy a copy. It is also available in a Kindle edition. I would love to read comments on it, and feel free to post a review yourself on Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Songs-From-Barrio-Modesto-Stories/product-reviews/1477618791/ref=cm_cr_dp_see_all_btm?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending
Also, you can go to my Facebook page "Songs From the Barrio", and read about my experiences at the many schools I've visited in 2013/14 and "Like" the page.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Songs-From-The-Barrio/218823051582939
Tambien, I have a couple of videos on YouTube of selected readings from my book:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=richard%20rios%20songs&sm=1
Visit another Blog I am writing for Stockton's newspaper "The Record" at
http://blogs.esanjoaquin.com/tulevato/
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