A story by Eugene “Gene” Novogrodsky
…it was her first day in the restaurant; she was illegal from Chiapas, and her cousin, who worked as a cook and had papers, had asked Eugenio to hire her. A waitress had quit the day before, and the cousin took a chance by calling Eugenio that afternoon and asking [...]

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Announcements by Daniel García Ordaz
Dear Poets & Friends,
Please make note of our new Web site for the Rio Grande Valley International Poetry Festival:
www.vipf.org
Registration is open through March 21, 2009.
Anthology submissions accepted through March 21, 2009.
A meeting for interested volunteers will be held soon. Please let me know if you’re able to volunteer.
We are seeking venues, [...]

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Announcements
Thursday January 22nd, 2009 – Latin Night- Ensemble La Mision
Thursday January 22nd, 2009 the Foncerrada family will join us at Art Expressions as the family quintet Ensemble La Misión. From Brownsville, TX, Ensemble La Misión produces an eclectic and international musical repertoire with a wide variety of ethnic and traditional instruments. Adrian [...]

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An announcement from Ester García
South Texas College presents the inaugural Black History Month celebration with a lecture by historian Alberto Rodriguez of the University of Houston. Dr. Rodriguez will make his presentation at the
STC Pecan Campus Library Rainbow Room Monday, February 2 at 7:00 pm.

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An announcement from Virginia Gause
The Dustin Michael Sekula Memorial Library will host a meeting on Tuesday January 20th at 6 p.m. for all those interested in leading a Big Read community book discussion of the novel Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya. Each book discussion group leader will receive complimentary books and teaching materials courtesy [...]

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An announcement from Ester García
Local author Mona Sizer will share her stories and talk about her latest book, “Outrageous Texans: Tales of the Rich and Infamous,” at South Texas College’s Mid-Valley Campus Library on Feb. 7 and at the college’s Pecan Campus Library on Feb. 21. Both events begin at 10:30 a.m., and are free [...]

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An announcement from Ester García
The South Texas College Library will host a lecture by Dr. Luis Alvarez on Black and Chicano Zoot Suitors as part of it’s “Black History Month Celebration” Thursday, February 19 at 7:00pm at the STC Pecan Campus – Rainbow Room. Dr. Alvarez is the author of the book The Power [...]

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