Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage

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Arte Público Press Director, Dr. Gabriela Baeza Ventura speaks at the Greater Houston Arts Forum about the importance and role of literacy for our communities of color. @artepublico.bsky.social

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Join our very own archivist, Mikaela Selley, for "City as Canvas, Art as Archive: Public Art and History in Conversation" on Friday, Oct. 24. RSVP va the QR code below.

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Join Arte Público Press Director, Dr. Gabriela Baeza Ventura next week for Latinx in Publishing: Getting In & Moving Up.

Wednesday, October 22, at 7pm ET, via zoom. Registration is required: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

(Please check your time zone: 4pm PT, 5pm MT, 6pm CT, 7pmET.)

Award winning children's book authors Daniel Chacon and Jovi de la Jara talk about their craft and inspiration

Tune in to this latest #podcast episode from Vanguardia America to hear Dr. Gabriela Baeza Ventura and authors Jovi de la Jara and Daniel Chacón discuss a range of topics including #poetry, geckos, and the value and complexities of #Latinidad #representation in #childrensliterature!

“Censorship is the child of fear and the father of ignorance.” ―Laurie Halse Anderson

Read banned books. #BannedBooksWeek #FreedomToRead

It's #NationalTacoDay so we know what we're having for lunch! Consider celebrating the holiday with these fun, family-friendly #bilingual #stories for young readers, available on our website: artepublicopress.com.

Celebrate #TeachCentralAmericaWeek with these #books, available from us via artepublicopress.com! #CentralAmerica

YouTube video by Café con Pam The Fight for Latino Representation with Dr. Nicolás Kanellos #hispanicheritagemonth

“Latino leaders see their success as a community achievement. We’re not self-made; we’re community-made.” —Dr. Nicolás Kanellos, founder of Arte Público Press, is featured in the latest edition of the @cafeconpam.bsky.social #podcast! #HispanicHeritageMonth

XVIII Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage Conference/ Association for Documentary Editing 2026, a joint conference
𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗦. Read the #CFP here: artepublicopress.com/recovery-pro...

Thanks for spreading the knowledge! #usLdh

Recovery Newsletter Email from Arte Público Press Fall 2025 Fall 2025 Newsletter Message from the Director Dear Friends, As many of us begin a new semester, we are excited to introduce the Recovery newsletter as a new wa

📰 The latest Recovery newsletter is out!
Discover how we’re preserving and sharing the written legacy of U.S. Latinas and Latinos through archives, community events, and digital projects.
📖 Read it here: conta.cc/3KoQLtg

🎉 Congrats to @SERJobs on 60 years! To celebrate, we curated with a pop-up exhibit featuring items from the Historic LULAC Clubhouse Collections and a SER Scrapbook. Browse the digital flipbook: online.fliphtml5.com/fyods/lpqy/#... @artepublico.bsky.social #LULAC #SERjobs #Latinos #usLdh #archives

Tomorrow! 👇🎉
Join me and @apprecovery.bsky.social for a full blown nerd out on Binding Media. Hybrid Print-Digital Literature from across the Americas!

Marketing Coordinator 2 - Arte Publico Press - Houston, Texas, United States Department: Arte Publico Press Salary: $43,000 - $48,900 Description: Coordinates and develops sales for a college or division program. 1. Acts as liaison for a program with potential clients; ma...

Join our team! We are looking for a Marketing Coordinator: careers.uh.edu/jobs/marketi...

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Congratulations to Recovery Board member, José F. Aranda, Jr. (Rice University), on receiving the 2025 Susan J. Rosowski Award, presented by the Western Literature Association (WLA). This award goes to a generous and caring mentor and teacher in the field of western American literary studies.

Delighted to be joining @apprecovery.bsky.social this Friday 10/03 to talk about Binding Media. Join us!
RSVP here 👇

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Recovery scholar & Arte Público Press author Cynthia Orozco has been named National Historian of LULAC. Her latest book, Pioneer of Mexican American Civil Rights: Alonso S. Perales (Arte Público, 2020), profiles the org’s principal founder. lulac.org/m/U2FsdGVkX1... @artepublico.bsky.social #LULAC

✨ Mickey Ibarra hosted the 75th Latino Leaders Luncheon today honoring Latina/o/e trailblazers! 🌟 Guests receive Latino Leaders Speak, Vol. I (APP). Vol. II coming this November via @artepublico.bsky.social

#LatinoLeaders #Trailblazers

Join us for "Binding Media: Hybrid Print-Digital Literature from across the Americas," a public lecture by Prof. Élika Ortega-Gizmán via Zoom (Friday, October 3, 2025, 11:00am-12:00pm CT)
RSVP: bit.ly/bindingmedia
#digitalhumanities #print-digital #literature #usLdh @artepublico.bsky.social

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Dr. Carolina Villarroel, our Director of Research, poses with Robert the Reader at the Pasadena Fairmont Library’s Viva la biblioteca event!

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Find Arte Público Press at Pasadena Fairmont Library’s Viva la Biblioteca event!

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Close-up of a black conference bag with 2 buttons and text that reads: La unión hace la fuerza. National Reforma Conference VIII.

@artepublico.bsky.social Director Dr. Gabriela Baeza Ventura is representing Arte Público Press at the National Reforma Conference VIII!

“Fueron las mujeres quienes abrieron el mercado estadounidense para la literatura hispana.”

Entrevista con Nicolás Kanellos, fundador de Arte Público Press, realizada por Monika Dabrowska (Universidad Internacional de La Rioja). turia.uv.es/index.php/ka...
@artepublico.bsky.social #literatura

Latinidad in the making: DH projects and collective futurities, a symposium focusing on Hispanic-serving digital humanities by connecting DH scholars who do community-engaged research:

Friday, September 12, from 4:00 to 5:30 PM (EST time). Registration is open on tinyurl.com/LatinidadDH

Arte Público Press Founder Nicolás Kanellos Steps Down After 46 Years For nearly 50 years, Arte Público Press has elevated Latino literature as the nation’s oldest and largest publisher of its kind. With founder Nicolás Kanellos stepping down, UH alum Gabriela Baeza Ven...

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Houston Arte Público Press founder Nicolás Kanellos steps down after 45 years Nicolás Kanellos is stepping down from Arte Público Press after 45 years as incoming director Gabriela Baeza Ventura looks to expand the organization.

In taking over leadership of Arte Público Press, Dr. Gabriela Baeza Ventura's new mission is both a continuation and an expansion of the press' work, reports the Houston Chronicle. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston... @artepublico.bsky.social

Chicano! The History of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement - Arte Publico Press Features numerous interviews with the activists, revolutionaries and authorities involved in the Chicano Civil Rights Movement. by F. Arturo Rosales ISBN: 978-1-55885-201-3 Publication Date: 1997 Format: Paperback Pages: 328

On Aug. 29, 1970, 30,000+ Mexican Americans marched in East LA against the Vietnam War—the peaceful Chicano Moratorium that turned violent, ending in the death of journalist Rubén Salazar. Learn more in Chicano! by F. Arturo Rosales. (@artepublico.bsky.social) artepublicopress.com/product/chic...

Convocatoria del III Congreso Internacional Literatura Mexicana Siglos XVII-XXI, Rescate-edición, Estudios literarios e Historias.
9 al 12 de junio de 2026. www.iifilologicas.unam.mx/congresolite...

Meet our 2025 Summer Interns - Arte Publico Press Arte Público Press, Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage (Recovery) and US Latino Digital Humanities Center (USLDH) welcomed 14 summer interns this year from the University of Houston (UH), Ri...

And just like that, summer has come to a close.
Once again, we send a huge thank you to our incredible summer interns — your energy, ideas, and hard work made this season unforgettable! 🌞
Wishing everyone a successful and inspiring fall semester ahead! 🍂📚 artepublicopress.com/meet-our-202...

Check out this article by 2020-21 USLDH-Mellon grantee, Ana María Díaz on her archival research! #usLdh #apprecovery #archives