Summer Book List 2010...

Are you on the prowl for a good summer read? Well you’re in luck! The other day I asked friends on Facebook if they had any good summer reads they could recommend. I should have asked sooner because they came up with quite a list. So in between work and being on Facebook  sneak in some summer reading. Special thanks to for helping compile this list: Yvonne Soltera Nieves, Sandra A. Trevino, Alma Montes, La Bibi, Carlos Cumpian, Mirella Zrodriguez, Sara Vazquez, Steph Diaz Reppen, Catherine Murphy The Summer Book List of 2010 Includes: The Bridge Called my Back by...

06.27.10 Domingo Newsbytes...

This week I had an opportunity to attend the US Social Forum in Detroit and was able to attend many social justice workshops ranging from media, environment and immigration. The picture above is of a stained glass Native American image in one of the buildings I wandered into. After one of the workshops at Wayne State University I crossed the street to the Detroit Institute of Art to see the Diego Rivera Mural. I felt like I was back in Mexico City seeing this mural and walked away feeling thankful to be able to see this mural in Detroit. In another workshop I also had...

06.20.10 Domingo Newsbytes...

A few weeks back I sat down with Luz Chavez, reporter for Gozamos.com and we talked about everything that Proyecto Latina does. If you have never attended but wondered, or better yet, if you joined us and now think its something your friend, prima or sister will like and can’t quite find a good way to explain what its all about–Luz captures it precisely. Hopefully then you will plan to join us tomorrow, June 21st for our first summer reading with Alicia Tellez of La Dulce Palabra. Bring something for the chisme box and note that we love to discover new talent...

Alicia Ponce leads the way to greener li...

At 6 years old, Alicia Ponce–a tom-boy that didn’t mind getting dirty while playing with dirt and rocks–observed her uncle, a civil engineer, directing at a construction site and got hooked on architecture. Three years ago Alicia founded ap.MonArch, an architecture, interior design, and green consulting firm. She talks to us about the challenges that led her to becoming self-employed–including a corporate structure where colleagues refused to learn the proper pronunciation of an ethnic name but conveniently dropped it into proposals to...

Domingo Newsbytes: 06.13.10...

One of the things I was reflecting on recently, is how wonderful it is to see so many Latinas on the move. These women are always a great source of pride and inspiration and I’m delighted to be able to spotlight some of these women and the work they do. This week our hermanas at the Chicago Foundation For Women’s Latina Leadership Council will be holding their summer fundraiser to raise funds for the Maria Mangual Unidas Fund @ Teatro Luna’s Generic Latina 2010 production on Thursday, June 17, @ 6:30 p.m. reception, 7:30 p.m. performance Chicago Dramatists...

Céu: Music that speaks to the heart...

Back in Chicago with a new album, Brazilian songbird Céu took the stage at the Green Dolphin in April with a set list of songs from her latest, Vagarosa, as well as some old favorites, including a cover of Ray Charles’ Takes Two to Tango. Bridging reggae, bossa nova, electronica and jazz, Céu produces a cool eclectic sound that is complemented by her sultry voice. She debuted in the U.S. in 2007 with her self-titled album, which earned her a Grammy nomination, and shows no signs of stopping. In addition to her new album, Céu is one of the featured artists on Herbie...

06.06.10 Domingo Newsbytes...

I was born, raised, and continue to reside in Little Village, I recall that fifteen years ago, June meant the end of school, warm summer days to sit on front steps of my home and join my friends to take endless strolls on 26th street.  The days were long and I spent long stretches watching daytime soaps and reading books, managed somehow to keep myself out of trouble when there was so little to keep me occupied.  I remember thinking, there had to be something more, its something I probably wrote into the journal I kept, because I filled a lot of my time writing  diary...

06.21.10: Alicia’s Dulce Palabras...

The third Monday in June is going to be extra sweet for Proyecto Latina. We are featuring Alicia Tellez Vega from La Dulce Palabra Spoken Word ensemble and we are taking our reading series back into Little Village, we are being hosted at the lovely Cafe Catedral. Get the full scoop below and plan to join us. Date: Monday, June 21, 2010 Time: 7 p.m. Place: Cafe Catedral, 2500 S. Christiana, Chicago, Il Alicia Tellez Vega of La Dulce Palabra is the Proyecto Latina feature for June 2010. Alicia Tellez Vega was raised on the southwest side of Chicago and comes from a...