www.luisjrodriguez.com
I'm Luis J. Rodriguez, the author of Always Running: La Vida Loca, Gang Days in L.A. and several other books in short fiction, children's literature, nonfiction, and poetry. On my web log I'll be posting all the latest news concerning my work as a writer, along with news and opinions on the many political, social, spiritual and cultural activities that I find interesting.
Luis J. Rodriguez | September 12, 2006
The following includes email responses to an opinion piece I wrote this month on English Only and the movement to declare English as the National language. It was sent out to various newspapers around the country by the Progressive Media Project (a version of it appeared in the September issue of The Progressive magazine). Newspapers [...]
Luis J. Rodriguez | September 12, 2006
The following opinion piece appeared in various publications around the country through the Progressive Media Project, including the Providence Journal, Monterey Herald, Dayton Daily News, the Winona Daily News,among others. I’ve included the one that was posted by the Providence Journal. My next post will include some of the emails I received, and my responses [...]
Luis J. Rodriguez | September 10, 2006
After five years, what does the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a field in Pennslyvania still signify to us in the United States? That’s the question being asked all over the country in the next two days. I had an opportunity to discuss this very issue for a roundtable taping [...]
Luis J. Rodriguez | September 5, 2006
To all my blogger friends: I want to report some relatively good developments in regards to Tia Chucha’s Café & Centro Cultural.
Soon after our five-year lease ended on September 1, Tia Chucha’s rent doubled. Most any other community-based business would fold under such a hit – something that happens to small businesses every day.
Faced [...]
