This Los Angeles Times article follows the search for the final resting place of a Jewish Yiddish author named Lamed Shapiro. He is buried at Mount Zion Jewish cemetery in East Los Angeles. This cemetery was a place … Continue reading
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Their Dogs came with Them is an emotive story that describes the maladies assaulting the lives of the inhabitants of a forgotten, yet resiliently vibrant, East LA neighborhood. Amid the racism, poverty and violence of a “world that had nothing … Continue reading
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-sheriff-no-big-brother-compton-air-surveillance-20140423,0,5648220.story#axzz2zl3KTZQ1 During one of my frequent daily check-ups of the Times, I came across this particular article that caught my interest. The title read: “Sheriff’s official: No ‘Big Brother’ with Compton air surveillance”. As I read further into the article, … Continue reading
The life of the author of the novel Their Dogs Came with Them is equally as Fascinating as the book. Her life in academia, motherhood and an artist have garnered much respect and admiration. Begging her academic life in Immaculate … Continue reading
In her Article entitled “Isolation and Stigmatization in the Development of an Underclass: The Case of Chicano Gangs in East Los Angeles” Joan W. Moore traces the development of youth gangs in East Los Angeles. She identifies four key instances … Continue reading
As I was doing research for this post, a response by Helena Maria Viramontes during an interview with La Bloga really stuck with me: “I realized that the structure of the novel began to resemble the freeway intersections … And like … Continue reading
Photo courtesy of poetry.arizona.edu I found this link (found below at the end of this post) with an interview of Manuel Munoz. What I found quite interesting was the fact that he discusses Candy and talking about writing in … Continue reading
“In November 1957 — two years before Psycho was first published — Ed Gein was arrested in his hometown of Plainfield, Wisconsinfor the murders of two women. When police searched his home, they found furniture, silverware, and even clothing made of human skin and body … Continue reading
The book “What You See in the Dark” is written by Manuel Munoz whose book stems from Hitchcock’s film “Psycho”. As I read online about Alfred Hitchcock, I thought about the film. The website mentioned Hitchcock’s fear of authority. I … Continue reading
In the YouTube video posted above, the author Manuel Munoz speaks on his book What You See In the Dark. Manuel describes the reasons behind writing such a book and the influences of the movie, Psycho. He explains how Psycho … Continue reading