One of the most anthologized of Latino writers, Carmen Tafolla has published work for both children and adults in more than two hundred anthologies, magazines, journals, textbooks, and readers. Long considered one of the madrinas of Chicana Literature and a master bilingual code-switching, Tafolla is the author of more than fifteen books, seven screenplays, and numerous articles and essays.


Many of her works, she says, are dedicated by “ancestor whispering over my shoulder.” Her book of poetry, Sonnets to Human Beings, received the First Prize in the Poetry Division of the UCI National Literary Competition, and in 1999, she was awarded the Art of Peace Award by the President’s Peace Commission of St. Mary’s University for “writing which contributes to peace, justice and human understanding.”

 

LLS 2008 Keynote Speakers

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Rosa Clemente is a community organizer, journalist, Hip-Hop activist, and 2008 Vice Presidential Candidate for the Green Party. Born and raised in the South Bronx she is a graduate of the University of Albany and Cornell University. A much sought after commentator, political activist, community organizer and independent reporter, Rosa has been delivering workshops, presentations and commentary for over ten years.


Rosa's academic work has been dedicated to researching national liberation struggles inside the United States, with a specific focus on the Young Lords Party and the Black Liberation Army. While a student at SUNY Albany, she was President of the Albany State University Black Alliance (ASUBA) and Director of Multicultural Affairs for the Student Association. At Cornell she was a founding member of La Voz Boriken, a social/political organization dedicated to supporting Puerto Rican political prisoners and the independence of Puerto Rico.


Rosa has recently been named as the Executive Director of the Hip Hop Caucus. In 2008 she will join other Hip Hop activists and community organizers on the 2008 Rap Sessions tour, www.rapsessions.org and has recently created the Latina Women's Political Network.

LLS 2009 Keynote Speaker

Adenlina Anthony

Adenlina Anthony, a Xicana-Indígena lesbian multi-disciplinary artist, hails originally from San Antonio, Texas. She currently resides in Los Angeles. Her work addresses colonization, feminism, trauma, memory, gender, race/ ethnicity, sexuality, immigration, health, land/environment, and issues generally affecting the lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender/two-spirited communities. She believes access to a progressive education, transgressive art, and therapy empowers individuals and communities to make healthy and transformative life choices. As for her art making, she deftly utilizes critical comedy or dramatic force to impact her many audiences.


As a performer, Adelina has over 17 years of stage experience. She has garnered Best-Actress nominations in comedy and drama. Her most popular comedy Mastering Sex & Tortillas! was nominated and then selected as Best Solo Performance by Premios Sin Limite 2008 (NY); in the previous year the show was nominated for Best Solo Performance in 2007 by L.A. Weekly (CA). Mastering Sex & Tortillas! as well as her newest comedic works: La Angry Xicana?! and La Sad Girl…. continue to tour successfully.


In the arena of drama, in 2009 the world-premier of her solo play, "Bruising for Besos". This intense solo play marks the first "offering" in her Xiqana Xronicles series. Adelina was also a 2007-08 recipient of the highly competitive Department of Cultural Affairs City of Los Angeles (C.O.L.A.) Fellowship for Solo Performance. The C.O.L.A. Fellowship allowed Adelina to begin developing a new dramatic work, Prey for Me, which is also part of her Xiqana Xronicles series

Maria Hinojosa

Award-winning journalist and author Maria Hinojosa is managing editor and host of Latino USA. In addition to hosting each week's show, Hinojosa is the senior correspondent for the Emmy Award -winning PBS newsmagazine NOW.

Before joining NOW, Hinojosa was the urban affairs correspondent for CNN. Prior to joining CNN, Hinojosa spent six years as a New York-based correspondent for NPR. During this time, she also hosted Visiones, a public affairs talk show on WNBC-TV in New York. Throughout her career, Hinojosa has garnered several awards and honors. Three times since 1995, Hispanic Business Magazine has named her one of the 100 most influential Latinos in the United States. In 1995, Hinojosa received the Robert F. Kennedy award for "Manhood Behind Bars," a story for NPR, which documented how jail has become a right of passage for men of all races. In 1993, she received both the National Association of Hispanic Journalists Radio Award and the New York Society of Professional Journalists Deadline Award for her NPR report, "Kids and Guns." In 1991, she won a Unity Award and the Top Story of the Year Award from the National Association of Hispanic Journalists for her NPR story on gang members entitled "Crews." Also in 1991, Hinojosa won an Associated Press award for her coverage of Mandela for WNYC Radio.

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