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Aztlan Libre Press announces the release of its inaugural series of Xican@ Art Notecards featuring San Antonio artist Vincent Valdez. The series features four representations of Valdez’s paintings, each on a 5” X 7” foldover notecard, commercially printed and reproduced in full color. The back of the card includes a brief biography of Vincent Valdez, the title of the work, medium, size, year he created the artwork, and Valdez’ web site address. The inside of the card is blank, perfect for writing personal notes to friends or loved ones; or for special occasions such as birthdays, anniversaries, Mother’s/Father’s Day, Christmas, etc. Envelopes are included.
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Aztlan Libre Press announces the publication of its third book: Indigenous Quotient/Stalking Words: American Indian Heritage as Future, two scholarly essays by the award-winning educator, author and Professor of History at UCLA, Juan Gómez-Quiñones.
“Indigenous Quotient/Stalking Words” begins: “American Indian ancestries and heritages ought to be integral to K-12 curriculums and university explorations and graduate expositions for obvious reasons – contemporary universalist understandings. I refer not to a special presentation, project option, or ethnographic appreciation here and there, but rather to the full integration of Native American histories and cultures into academic curriculums. The Indigenous voice matters, yesterday and today, in substantive pedagogical and philosophical discourses.”
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The 20 day signs included in the Aztec Calendar Coloring Book (8 ½” X 11” format) are black and white computer-enhanced line drawings of the Aztec symbols representing Crocodile, Wind, House, Lizard, Serpent, Death, Deer, Rabbit, Water, Dog, Monkey, Grass, Reed, Jaguar, Eagle, Buzzard, Movement, Flint, Rain, and Flower.
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Tunaluna is classic alurista: passionate, sensuous, and political. alurista’s tenth book of poetry is a collection of 52 poems that takes us on a time trip through the first decade of the 21st century where he bears witness to the “Dubya” wars, terrorism, oil and $4 gallons of gas, slavery, and ultimately spiritual transformation and salvation.
~ Armando Rendon, Editor, Somos en escrito, on Indigenous Quotient /Stalking WordsThe most important book on Chicanos and other indigenous peoples in the U.S. to be published in this century.
One of our youngest supporters, Gavriel, holds up his coloring of Cipactli, from our Aztec Calendar Coloring Book.
A recent post on Juan’s Facebook page leads to a good opportunity to link to some chingon@s xican@s… There was the Beauregard/Friendly Spot in San Anto during the mid-eighties where Sandra Cisneros would drive by every…