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historical map of US with text in Spanish and flowers
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Illustration by Matt Perko
Flower picking as a metaphor for rediscovery — professor emerita Víctor Fuentes’ "Florilegio" gathers centuries of overlooked Spanish-language literature from the U.S.

Spanish-language writers and the making of a U.S. literary tradition

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Lydia Rubio
Suzanne Jill Levine, UC Santa Barbara distinguished professor emerita of Latin American literature and recipient of the 2024 PEN/Ralph Manheim Award for Translation

Pioneering translation’s artistry
UC Santa Barbara Professor Emeritus Francisco Lomelí
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Paul Meyers
UC Santa Barbara Professor Emeritus Francisco Lomelí at the International Latino Book Awards, October 2023

Compendium on Chicano poet laureate Juan Felipe Herrera strikes gold
Antonio Cortijo Ocaña dramatically lit in the Santa Barbara Courthouse mural room
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Debra Herrick
Antonio Cortijo Ocaña

What book inventories reveal about shifting cultural identities in New Spain
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Conference on the Americas features Chilean leader and activist Elisa Loncón Antileo

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César Chávez, en Español

UCSB to Host International Mother Language Day Conference
Sara Poot-Herrera elected to the Mexican Academy of Language

UCSB Spanish Scholar Elected to Mexican Academy of Language
John Rechy

UCSB to Honor 'City of Night' Author
UCSB Opera Theatre

UCSB Opera Theatre Presents "Luisa Fernanda"
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