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Did you have a look yet at our last issue? The topic was Mental Health. Works include how your #medicalschools deal with #mentalhealth, #depression, a #shortstory, and some #artworks.
Print or digital copies are available on magcloud.com (link in bio). Remember, proceeds are donated to UNICEF.
And a reminder that the deadline to submit for the next issue is June 19th. Theme: “Love, Death, and Dying.” However, since “Mental Health” is always an important topic, works will also be accepted on that topic as well! .
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#art #community #health #humanities #latinx #medstudent #physician #healthprofessionals #science #prisonindustrialcomplex #writing #essay #narratives
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Book Review: Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
A queer, gender-inclusive, Latinx ghost-boy love story—the perfect read to start off your spooky season right. Yadriel is a brujo, although not all of his family members accept his trans identity. Julian is dead. Together, with the help of Yadriel’s best friend Martiza, they must work to solve the mystery of several deaths and disappearances including Julian’s before the first day of Dia de…
March is Women’s History Month, so I wanted to shine some light on some poppin’ Queer Women of Color who by just existing, or fighting at the grassroots level, have fought for a better more inclusive planet.
Gladys Bentley:
August 12th 1907- January 18th 1960
From way of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Gladys Bentley was a Blues singer who was very prominent during the Harlem Renaissance. An entertainer of many trades, Bentley was most commonly known for her singing. She broke barriers as a openly queer singer who embraced her masculinity. She often wore clothes that society deemed were only for men, and embraced her community as her performances usually included various drag queens. Along with her musical talents, Gladys Bentley radiated black women masculinity that many had not seen before. Opening the doors for different types of entertainment as well as changing the way we view gender and black women as a whole.
Lorraine Hansberry:
May 19th 1930- January 12th 1965
Born in The Chi, Lorraine Hansberry is a world renowned playwright. She studied at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she continued in her family’s line of work for political change. Hansberry later moved to New York City and worked for the Freedom Newspaper in which she helped highlight black stories in the US and abroad. Hansberry is most known for her American Classic play, A raisin in the Sun. Hansberry is the first Black woman author to have a play performed on Broadway.
Sylvia Rivera
July 2nd 1951-February 19th 2001
Sylvia Rivera is an LGBT Elder who continues to be written out of history. A New Yorker through and through, Sylvia Rivera was a Trans Activist who was crucial force at the Stonewall Riots. Rivera was a cofounder of the Gay Liberation Front, the Gay Activist Alliance, and alongside Marsha P. Johnson helped found, (STAR) Street Travsvetisties Action Revolutionaries. Sylvia Rivera fought throughout her life to see justice not only for folks with different genders and gender expressions, but for all folks who were living in the world with a marginalized identity.
Bamby Salcedo
Bamby Salcedo is a Trans Activist who is on the streets today organizing for her community. Her work includes her position at Children’s Hospital LA as a Health Educator/HIV Service coordinator. She is the founder of the LA based organization, TransLatin@ Coalition, who advocate for the needs of Trans latinx immigrants in the United States. In 2015 she made headlines when she disrupted the National LGBT Task Force conference to demand that attention be made to the violence that trans folk face everyday. Since then she has been listed in OUT magazine’s 2015 OUT 100 list, as well as speaking at the white house at the US women Summit. You can learn more about the TransLatin@ Coalition here.
Jennicet Gutierrez
A proud immigrant by way of Mexico, Jennicet Gutierrez is a Trans rights and Immigration rights activist who has demanded that her voice be heard. Jennicet is a founding member of the organization, La Familia: Trans Queer Liberation Movement. Gutierrez was also apart of OUT magazine’s 2015 OUT 100, but made national news when she demanded attention from President Obama at a White House Dinner. Gutierrez was criticized by many but highlighted the divide in mainstream gay activism, and grassroots queer and trans activism. You can learn more about La Familia here.
Cecilia Chung
Cecilia Chung is a LGBT Activist who has fought for LGBT rights as well as spreading education and HIV awareness. Chung’s family immigrated from Hong Kong to Los Angeles and now Resides in the Bay Area (AYYYYYY). Cecilia Chung has done extensive work as an HIV educator throughout San Francisco, as well as programming throughout the Transgender Law Center, and the API American Health Forum. Chung has paved the way for many others to follow as the first Trans women and Asian women elected to the SF LGBT Pride Celebration committee, working for the SF health Commission appointed by Mayor Ed. Lee, and the list goes on!
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So I finally did it… on YouTube.. watch and tell me what you think. XoXo Xtina
What’s the difference between Hispanic, Latino and Latinx?
Hispanic, Latino/a and Latinx are words that represent huge, diverse populations of people — and that’s a big task! UC Berkeley researcher Cristina Mora explains the origins of these terms and how it’s connected to a much larger conversation about culture and representation.
Latinx? Latino/a? Hispanic?
What’s the difference between Hispanic, Latino, Latinx and Latine?
People often want to know which term — Hispanic, Latino or Latinx — is the most respectful. But it really depends on the person and context.
“Hispanic” refers to any of the peoples in the Americas and Spain who speak Spanish or are descended from Spanish-speaking communities. It was coined in the 1970s by the U.S. Census Bureau to offer a pan-ethnic name for peoples such as Puerto Ricans, Mexican Americans, Cuban Americans and others, whose social, economic and political needs were often ignored.
According to UC Berkeley’s Cristina Mora, before the term “Hispanic” was adopted, the census enumerators would often check off people such as Mexican Americans as “White” on the census forms.
In contrast to Hispanic, the term Latino describes any person with ancestry in Latin America, a politically defined region usually unified by the predominance of Romance languages. This definition usually includes Portuguese-speaking Brazil and French-speaking Haiti, but excludes Spain.
But what about Latinx??
For some, the pronunciation of the word is cryptic: la-TEENGKS? LA-tin-EX? For others, it represents a kind of language imperialism by imposing a new English word onto a Spanish word and rendering it unpronounceable.
Latinx is essentially a non-binary form of Latino or Latina. The suffix “-x” replaces the “-o” or “-a” corresponding to masculine or feminine, allowing the word to resist the gender binary. (In Spanish-speaking countries, the term Latine with the suffix “-e” is circulating as an alternative to the -o/a binary.)
What’s the difference between Hispanic, Latino and Latinx?
In the past few years, the word Latinx has become more popular, but a lot of people have strong opinions about it.
Plus, there are many words that people use to define themselves, based on ethnic background or cultural heritage.
Words like Hispanic, Latino/a and Latinx are words that represent huge, diverse populations of people — and that’s a big task! UC Berkeley researcher Cristina Mora explains the origins of these terms and how it’s connected to a much larger conversation about culture and representation.
What term do you prefer?
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I think 2k is a reasonable goal for a motley crew of passionate internet nerds, but even if we fall just shy of that goal I’ll probably draw something as a reward for good effort. Let’s go team!
My #Metsona! Based on Cuba’s Black Madonna, Our Lady of Regla, who is also my (middle) namesake.
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Hey friends! I’m opening up special commissions in order to help out RAICES (Refugee and Immigration Center for Education and Legal Services). Last night hundreds of families were released from detention centers in Texas. Though it’s great news considering these centers were the equivalent to prisons, unfortunately many families are now displaced in San Antonio & need your help!
RAICES are accepting donation$ at https://www.raicestexas.org/pages/casa
($21 for one family & so on)>>>>If you donate $21 or more to Casa de Raices, message me a screenshot confirmation of your donation & I’ll draw you something!
>>> And If you can’t afford to donate more than $21 but would like a commission, email me at [email protected] & we can work something out (I’m combining smaller donations & sending them off all-together!! :)
And if you’re inclined to help out in other ways:
* In-kind donations are accepted such as bottled water, medicine (most kids leaving detention are sick!), pens, diapers, and baby wipes. They also need extra cell phones for families to call their families in the United States. There are hundreds sharing 2 cell phones. In-kind donations can be dropped off at 1443 S. St. Mary’s St. in San Antonio.
* Spanish speaking volunteers are still needed. RAICES staff have been up past 3am the last two nights helping families. They need your support. People interested in volunteering should email [email protected]Please spread the word to #EndFamilyDetention. I encourage other artists to do the same! Let’s spread some hope & love before the end of this terrible year :D
From our editor Kat!
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It seems so surreal at the moment but we finally did it!!! We reached $13,000!!! Seriously. Thank you all for your help!! Y'all been incredible, hyping it up & giving us Latinxs a chance to have this book made!
A special shout out to supporters and those helping spread the word. Without you and our wonderful contributors, this project would be nothing!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!
La Raza Anthology: Unidos y Fuertes - An unique anthology filled with comics, illustrations, poems and short stories celebrating & analyzing Latin American heritage. - http://kck.st/2bV7S3P
LESS THAN 46 HOURS TO GO TO FULLY FUND OUR BOOK?!? Please help spread the word! We need a project like this to represent marginalized creators! Every contribution counts :)
Thanks!
“My name is Carrroleena, not Carolina. The rolling of the “r” adds a prevalent Spanish accent, unlike the pronunciation of “North Carolina”.
It seemed odd for me to explain how my name is pronounced, considering I am one of at least twenty-five Carrroleena’s in my high school. But “How do you say your name?” became a commonly asked question when I stepped out of the Miami bubble by attending summer programs and traveling to far-off destinations.
The question usually presents itself on a sticky summer day, when my lips are dry and the beating sun tints my skin a shade darker. I puff up my chest and with a smile on my face, I respond, “It’s Carrroleena. You just gotta roll the r,”
Each syllable in my name carries the weight of my Cuban heritage. I was born from the children of Cuban exiles, who fled Castro’s communist regime to give their children and future generations a better life and a foundation in the land of opportunity.
Not one ounce of my explanation is in vain. I keep alive the story of how my abuelos came to the U.S. with solely the clothes on their backs and the pesos in their pockets. The story of how my abuelo’s company was ripped from his hands by Castro, leaving him with no choice other than to pump gas for forty-nine cents an hour. Their sacrifice and strife is in each stressed vowel, in each consonant of my name…”
A sample of her piece shown above, we’re honored to have Carolina’s work presented in La Raza Anthology. She’s one of our many promising young Latinxs with powerful messages in their works. We hope her work can inspire you as much as it did for us <3
“Carolina Dalia Gonzalez is a Cuban-American girl who hails from Miami, Florida. She began her own non-profit organization, Deferred Action for Dreamers, in 2012 with the mission to help the undocumented youth of her community. Deferred Action for Dreamers has helped over 2,000 undocumented immigrants since its inception and continues to carry out this mission. Carolina will be a freshman at Barnard College in New York City this coming fall and is very interested in the prospect of becoming the first latina president.”
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Here’s a preview of art by some of our talented Latinas featured in our anthology!!
Brianna Valdez
In addition to many more wonderful Latina contributors! You should definitely check out & follow our amazing contributors >>here<<
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Let’s celebrate by helping support our fellow Mexican contributors! We even have two awesome reward tiers featuring original works by William Keops Ilbañez andDaisy Ruiz!
Born in 1996 in Chile, A.C is currently studying 3d Animation. The artist is heavily inspired by SouthAmerican culture and young artists from all over the world and portrays their perception and personality through different characters. Interested in every art form, wants the art and animation industry to grow in South America as an important contribution to the different countries.
Where is your family from?
My family is composed by two nationalities. My mother is Russian and my father is Chilean. They met because my father was exiled from Chile during the dictatorship. My mother was (and is) really interested in South American culture, our language, history, etc. My father was giving a talk at her university about Chile’s political status at the moment. They then started talking more and more about those kind of topics and after many many difficult situations they ended up marrying and moving back to Chile where I grew up and study right now.
What are some of your influences/inspirations?
At the moment my influences are the beautiful sketches by Daniela Strijleva and Chris Chua. South American artists that I like are Illustrators like Catabu, Hugustrador, Liniers and painters like Maliki and Decur, which I take reference from, among many others. What I look in their art is their message, the storytelling, that every piece of art that these people create has a strong meaning and such passion. I learn from them every day, and I keep looking for more growing artists that give such feelings.
Can you tell us about your piece for La Raza?
My piece for LA RAZA is called “Mito y Tradición” its a mixed media illustration that uses the description showed by the internet of those two characters when in reality they are bigger and more than that.
What inspired you to draw these legendary figures?
When I choose to draw “El diablo” from “La diablada” celebrated on the north of Chile and of course countries like Perú and Bolivia I wanted to portrait a character that is very well known around here but maybe unknown most of the people who know very little about South America. “La diablada” is a really colorful and fun celebration that unites families and preserves traditions in a very powerful way, using loud music and delicious food. On the other hand, there is “La Pincoya” a local and very popular myth of the south of Chile, a beautiful woman that helps lost fishermen return to land.
With this design in particular I wanted to fight the usual representation that artists give her. She is usually seen as a stereotypically “perfect” woman, showing that most of the times people wont go for a different character design, a more interesting and unique than the usual that already exists, specially on women. And again, with the design I present I’d like to welcome those artists or anyone who starts to design something from a story to go further than the popular representation and to love our characters more to give them a unique life.
Do you have any projects coming up?
Right now i’m working as a visual developer on a animated shortfilm called “El Último” set in a futuristic Chile. Some personal projects that i’m working on the scripts of two webcomics called “Confetti” and “Amigo” that I hope to start sharing at the end of this year or at the beggining of the next one.
Be on the lookout for “Mito y Tradición” in our book La Raza Anthology: Unidos y Fuertes. Check out Ale’s blog for more of their awesome work!
