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Semana de la Raza

Semana de la Raza

Semana de la Raza is a week-long program which honors and advocates Chicanx and Latinx culture, art, history, and scholarship. The theme for 2020, “Voices are Colorful”, celebrates the diverse voices that are in the Latinx communities. See PCC Semana de la Raza for the schedule of events and ways to get involved. Below are links to books, videos, and other information sources relevant to this event.

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Fiction


Themes: Familia, African-Puerto Rican women, and celebrating Latinas


Themes: Mexican-American experiences, celebrating Latinas, immigration, and emigration.


Themes: Diverse history of Latinx community, young people’s poetry, celebration of history and struggle, and recognition of heroes.


Themes: Coming of age, poetry slams, celebrating Latinas, familia. National Book Award winner for young people’s literature, among other awards

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Themes: Latinx artists and writers, identities, language, and culture and history sociopolitics of Latinx experiences

Non-Fiction


Themes: diversity of Latinx community, Afro-Latinx experiences, and US history of imperialism/colonization.


Themes: Testimonials, identities, feminism, and liberation.

Poetry


Themes: History US imperialism & colonization, immigration & citizenship, and cultural artifacts & meanings. Longlisted for the 2018 National Book Award in Poetry and Winner of the 2017 National Poetry Series Competition.


Themes: love and familia, stories, celebrating Latinas, and cultural artifacts & meanings.

Related research guides


Created by a PCC Librarian, this guide features books, reading group guide discussions, videos, interviews with the author, and information about Immigration, DADA and undocumented immigrants, refugees, and much more.


Created by a PCC Librarian, this guide features two databases, suggested catalog searches, websites, videos and more.