“The Mighty Kwapo” by Kristine Simelda

Kwapo can’t remember the words to the song, but it doesn’t matter. These days the show is strictly burlesque . . .

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Now Available: The Tower of the Antilles by Achy Obejas

Now Available: The Tower of the Antilles, by Achy Obejas

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Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, by celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America.

“On or Off This Island” by Robert Arellano

My grandmother Fefita sits for la cena while my great-grandmother Maria Antonia cautions her on the caprices of obstetrics. Fefita is six months pregnant with her first child, my aunt Juana.

“The crying is horrible,” Doña Maria Antonia counsels her fresh-faced daughter-in-law, “but the silence is far worse.”