Label Me Latina/o Fall 2023 Volume 13
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Essay
by Allison N. Harris
Allison Harris is an Assistant Professor of English at University of North Carolina Wilmington. Her teaching and research focus on intersectional resistance and cross-racial solidarity in the US South and Appalachia.
Poetry
by Alberto Quero
A writer and musician, Alberto Quero holds a BA in Literature and Linguistics, a Masters in Venezuelan Literature and a Doctorate in Humanities from the University of Zulia in Venezuela. He is a member of the Venezuelan Association of Semiotics and has published six books of short stories, two books of poems and multiple peer-reviewed papers. He has received several literary awards. His works have appeared in collective anthologies and his songs have been recorded by Franco-Canadian artists in two CD collections.
by Rafael A. Osuba
“I choose to create my own reality. If that makes me delusional or mad so be it.” Rafael A. Osuba, 2015.
Rafael A. Osuba (Puerto Rican) cultural producer, visual artist, storyteller, author, arts advocate and self-proclaimed Quixote, has been an artist for as long as he can remember. He learned at a very young age that through his talent he could engage people and create relationships. He says “Art is all around us; it is up to us to see its beauty.” For nearly 30 years the arts have been the vehicle he uses to stay connected to his culture. “Every person, drawing, painting, sculpture, song, dance, food and literary work has a story behind it. Capturing a feeling, a memory or expression and sharing it with the world is where the magic lies.” Rafael A. Osuba is the founder of the El Quixote Festival and the Artistic Director of Artist Studio Project. Married to his best friend, Michelle, they have three children, Rafael Jr., Gabrielle, and Leilani. They live in Raleigh.
by Dimitri Reyes
Dimitri Reyes is a Boricua multidisciplinary artist, content creator, and educator from Newark, New Jersey. Dimitri’s most recent book, Papi Pichón (Get Fresh Books, 2023) was a finalist for the Omnidawn chapbook contest and the Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize. His other books include Every First and Fifteenth, the winner of the Digging Press 2020 Chapbook Award, and the poetry journal Shadow Work for Poets, now available on Amazon. Dimitri’s work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net and you can find more of his writing in Poem-a-Day, Vinyl, Kweli, & Acentos. He has been on the Poetry Faculty at Murphy Writing of Stockton University and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center’s Arts Education programs. Most recently, Dimitri was an inaugural Poetry Fellow for the Poets & Writers Get the Word Out publishing incubator. Dimitri is also the Marketing & Communications Director at CavanKerry Press.
Short Story
by Ana Cecilia Lara
Ana Cecilia Lara was born in El Salvador. She received her Doctoral degree from Middlebury College, DML in Spanish and Italian. Her two areas of specialization are Cultural Studies and Spanish-American Literature, and Methods of Teaching World Languages (Spanish) and Second Languages Acquisition. She is a Professor in the Department of English, Theatre, and World Languages at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. Currently, she is the Director of World Languages Program, Director of the Graduate Program in Spanish Education, and Coordinator of the Spanish Teacher Licensure (K-12). She is the author of the book Huellas de la guerra y la violencia en la literatura contemporánea salvadoreña (2019). Her research has also focused on finding educational tools that motivate students in the language learning process. She loves to spend time on creative writing. Two of her short stories are in the Antología de minificción centroamericana. Aquí hay dragones (2020).
by Victor Palomino
Victor Palomino is a visual artist born in Bogotá, Colombia. He attended film school, graduating in 1998. He moved to the United States in 1999, and established residency in North Carolina. He currently lives in Boonville, CA. where he works as Public Affairs Director and Bilingual Reporter for a local public radio station KZYX. Over the years, Palomino has worked with different mediums including video, photography, sculpture and music. His work has been displayed in galleries in NC, KY and CA.
by Jaime Mundo
Jaime Mundo teaches Spanish at Blair Academy and holds a Ph.D. from the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at SUNY Albany. His research focuses primarily on contemporary Latino and Spanish-American literature. His works have appeared in Review: Literature and Arts of the Americas, and Label Me Latina/o.
by Sandro Piedrahita
Sandro Francisco Piedrahita is a Catholic writer of Peruvian and Ecuadorian descent, with a degree in Comparative Literature from Yale College and a law degree from Harvard Law School. His wife Rosa is Jewish and Puerto Rican, his son Joaquin teaches English in China and his daughter Sofia is currently studying urban planning at USC. Mr, Piedrahita’s stories have been accepted for publication in about a dozen journals, including Label Me Latina/o, The Acentos Review, The Ganga Review, Peauxdunque Review, The Write Launch, Limit Experience Journal, Sundial Magazine, Hive Avenue Literary Journal, Carmina Magazine, Synchronized Chaos and Foreshadow Magazine.
