It is common in literature to encounter a book that makes demands of its reader. It is far less common for a book to not only ask the reader t…
Abel Reyes
About
Abel Reyes is a freelance journalist based out of Long Beach. He studied journalism and comparative world literature at California State University, Long Beach. As a writer, Abel is passionate about exploring literature with the intersections of identity, race, and art. Abel has written for the Long Beach Post, mitú, FORTHE, VoiceWaves, and CALÓ News.
Rather than offering a static portrait of Violeta Parra, Ericka Verba’s “Thanks to Life”presents a kinetic study of an artist who continually …
As a former Spanish teacher, Laura C. Chávez-Moreno often witnessed her students grappling with racial identity and cultural expectations in w…
In “The Rent Collectors: Exploitation, Murder, and Redemption in Immigrant LA,” Jesse Katz, a former staff writer for the Los Angeles Times an…
In the acknowledgements section of the book “Sin Padres, Ni Papeles,” you'll find the usual thank-yous to everyone who helped with the book, i…
When having clear answers discourages us from exploring and creating new ideas, our certainty stifles imagination, turning predictability into…
Being Latino cannot be reduced to a simple checklist of traits or experiences.
En el paisaje sociopolítico en constante evolución en el que vivimos, las discusiones en torno a la identidad, la representación y las heridas…
In today's ever-evolving socio-political landscape, discussions surrounding identity, representation and the wounds carried by marginalized co…