The Impact on Queer Identity and Futurity in Ibis G\u00f3mez-Vega\u2019s Send My Roots Rain <\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n By Anthony Salazar<\/strong><\/p>\n Anthony Salazar<\/strong> is a PhD candidate at Northern Illinois University studying recent American literature with an emphasis on queer and ethnic literature\/theory. His previous work, featured in journals such as\u00a0Journal of English Literature and Cultural Studies, <\/em>grapples with queering gay literature.\u00a0Salazar’s dissertation focuses on the ethnic shift taking place in gay American literature that addresses intersectional identity.<\/p>\n Formalizing Fluidity: Queer Second-person Narration and the Posthumanistic Turn in Anzald\u00faa\u2019s Later Writings <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n By Betsy Dahms<\/strong><\/p>\n Betsy Dahms<\/strong> obtained a B.A. in Spanish from Centre College and a M.A. and Ph.D in Hispanic Studies with a certificate in Gender and Women’s Studies from the University of Kentucky. Dahms teaches Latin American and U.S. Latinx Literatures in addition to Spanish language courses at the University of West Georgia.<\/p>\n Embracing the Margins: An Interview with Josefina B\u00e1ez<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n with Sobeira Latorre<\/strong><\/p>\n Sobeira Latorre<\/strong>, PhD, is Associate Professor of Spanish and Director of the Interdisciplinary Studies Program at Southern Connecticut State University. Her teaching and research focus on the interconnections between literature from the Spanish-speaking Caribbean and the Caribbean diaspora in the United States. Her essays, interviews, and book reviews appear in\u00a0Life Writing<\/em>,\u00a0Journal of Caribbean Literatures<\/em>,\u00a0Sargasso: A Journal of Caribbean Literature and Culture<\/em>,\u00a0Meridians: Feminism, Race, Transnationalism<\/em>, Latino Studies<\/em>, The Latin Americanist<\/em>, and Anthurium: A Caribbean Studies Journal. <\/em><\/p>\n Margarita con Aroma a Clavo y Canela<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n By M\u00f3nica Reyna Saavedra<\/strong><\/p>\n M\u00f3nica Reyna Saavedra<\/strong> was born and raised in Lima, Peru and has a passion for acting and storytelling. She started performing at an early age in theater and school plays through her teenage years. After moving to the U.S. in 1992 and being away from acting for several years, she returned to the stage with Theatre Charlotte in the staged reading of\u00a0The House of Bernarda Alba<\/em>. In 2013, she was recognized by Art S\u00ed for her support to Latino arts in the community. In most recent years, she has performed and directed community theater projects in collaboration with Queens University of Charlotte, UNCC Department of Theater, The Mint Museum, Artist Studio Project and other local organizations. Some of her performances and projects include The Vagina Monologues, Mama Goose, Los Zapaticos de Rosa, Me\u00f1ique<\/em>, and Coser y cantar<\/em>, among others. M\u00f3nica recently started writing, inspired by memories of her childhood and her hometown. Her short stories San Mart\u00edn de mis Amores <\/em>and \u00a0\u00a0Coraz<\/em>\u00f3<\/em>n con Huellas de Sol, Arena y Mar <\/em>were published in the Spring 2019 and Spring 2020 issues of Label Me Latina\/o<\/em>.<\/p>\n \u201cViviendo en(tre) la Fantas\u00eda y la Realidad\u201d A Portrait of a Trans Activist Transcending Bordered Traditions through Art & Pedagogy <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n By Michael V\u00e1zquez<\/strong><\/p>\n Michael V\u00e1zquez<\/strong> (He, Him, His, \u00c9l) is the proud son of formerly undocumented migrants from Mexico. A former teacher and current PhD student in Education at Harvard University, he one day hopes to become an Ethnic Studies professor and support future public school teachers. Currently, his research examines identity development among LGBTQ+ migrant youth.<\/p>\n The Essentials <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n By Guillermo Reyes<\/strong><\/p>\n Guillermo Reyes<\/strong>\u00a0has produced and published a variety of plays including the comedies,\u00a0Men on the Verge of a His-Panic Breakdown<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Mother Lolita<\/em>\u00a0as off-Broadway productions with Urban Stages,\u00a0Chilean Holiday<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Saints at the Rave<\/em>\u00a0at the Humana Festival at Actors Theatre of Louisville, the historical drama,\u00a0Madison<\/em>, at Premiere Stages, winner of the New Play Award 2008, among other plays.\u00a0\u00a0 In 2010, he published a memoir with the University of Wisconsin Press, entitled\u00a0Madre and I:\u00a0 A Memoir of our Immigrant Lives,\u00a0<\/em>chronicling his immigration from Chile and growing up in the D.C. area and in Hollywood, CA.\u00a0<\/em>His most recent play,\u00a0That Day in Tucson<\/em>, was published by Dramatic Publishing Company.\u00a0 Some of his stories have appeared at Chiricu, Puerto del Sol, the Americas Review, New Mexico Humanities Review<\/em>, anthologies such as Besame Mucho<\/em>\u00a0and From Macho to Mariposa, <\/em>as well as Label Me Latina\/o Online<\/em> Journal<\/em>.\u00a0 He\u2019s a professor at Arizona State University in the School of Music, Dance and Theater.<\/p>\n Taco Truck<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n By Stephanie Orozco<\/strong><\/p>\n Stephanie Orozco<\/strong> is a Mexican American Chicana originally from Nevada who enjoys reminiscing about her nostalgic Latinx heritage through literature, poetry, and art.\u00a0She is also an Assistant Professor of Spanish at the University of South Carolina-Aiken. Her research interests include post-dictatorship Argentine literature, Memory Studies, and Childhood studies.<\/p>\n This Journey<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n By Tammy Melody Gomez<\/strong><\/p>\n Tammy Melody Gomez<\/strong> is a writer, interdisciplinary performance artist, and collaborative arts producer.\u00a0\u00a0Her poems, essays, and micro-fiction are published in numerous collections, including Yellow Medicine Review<\/em>, Women in Nature: An Anthology<\/em>, and Bikequity<\/em>.\u00a0 Tammy is profiled in Las Tejanas: 300 Years of History<\/em> (UT Press), and is featured in \u201cVoices from Texas\u201d, a PBS documentary film about Latino poets in the Lone Star state.\u00a0Her interdisciplinary works include: \u201cShe: Bike\/Spoke\/Love\u201d\u2014a theater play that spotlights urban bicycle culture, and DRESS CODES\u2014an installation of women\u2019s poetry printed on Victorian-style dresses.\u00a0\u00a0She is a member of the Macondo Writers Workshop, a national organization of writers working at the intersection of social justice and literary art.<\/p>\n Batman Rides Shotgun with Barbie<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n By David A. Romero<\/strong><\/p>\n David A. Romero<\/strong> is a Mexican-American spoken word artist from Diamond Bar, CA. Romero is the author of My Name Is Romero (FlowerSong Press 2020), a book reviewed by Gustavo Arellano (\u00a1Ask a Mexican!), Curtis Marez (University Babylon), and founding member of Ozomatli, Ulises Bella. Romero has appeared at over seventy-five colleges and universities in over thirty different states in the USA. Romero was the second poet to be featured on All Def Digital. Romero has opened for Latin Grammy winning bands Ozomatli and La Santa Cecilia. Romero’s work has been published alongside poets laureate Luis J. Rodriguez, Jack Hirschman, Alejandro Murguia, and Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Romero has won the Uptown Slam at the historic Green Mill in Chicago; the birthplace of slam poetry. Romero has appeared in-studio numerous times on multiple programs on KPFK 90.7 FM Los Angeles. Romero’s poetry deals with family, identity, social justice issues, and Latinx culture.<\/p>\nInterviews<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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