{"id":2387,"date":"2025-10-13T20:58:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T20:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/?page_id=2387"},"modified":"2025-11-12T20:16:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T20:16:27","slug":"latine-heritage-month-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/heritage-month-celebrations\/latine-heritage-month-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Latin\u00e9 Heritage Month 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- Inserted by Dropdownizer plugin. Forces video embeds contained in dropdowns to have a size --><style>.dropdownizer__dropdown iframe { width: 100% !important; height: 100% !important; }<\/style>\n<p>Latin\u00e9 Heritage Month 2025 Events<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Latin\u00e9 Heritage Month Celebration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Curated Book List of Latin\u00e9 Authors in Honor of LHM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Latin\u00e9 Heritage Month 2025 Celebration<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Monday, September 15th at 5:30 p.m. in the Villard<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All are invited to join The ALANA Center, ALANA Orgs, and SGE in kicking-off Latin\u00e9 Heritage Month on September 15th from 5:30-7:00pm in the Villard! This year\u2019s theme is, \u201cJuntos unidos jam\u00e1s seremos vencidos\u201d\/ \u201cTogether, united, we will never be defeated.\u201d There will be an opening flag ceremony, lively performances, engaging guest speakers, delicious food\/beverages, interactive tables, and more! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1678-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Room filled with students lined up with flags in their hands as two students stand behind the podium speaking into the mic as the audience looks on.\" class=\"wp-image-2398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1678-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1678-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1678-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1678-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1678-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1678-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1678-220x147.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Moderators Jariel Melendez \u201926 and Mirka Juarez \u201926 Photographer: Sharon Llanes \u201926<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1681-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Room filled with students seated at round tables and students standing next to the flag poles as an image is displayed on the large screen in the middle of the image highlighting &quot;Latine Heritage Month Kick-off.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-2400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1681-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1681-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1681-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1681-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1681-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1681-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1681-220x147.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Flag Ceremony 2025 Photographer: Sharon Llanes \u201926<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1683-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Poetry performer standing behind the podium looking down as people seated in the audience look ahead.\" class=\"wp-image-2396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1683-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1683-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1683-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1683-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1683-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1683-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1683-220x147.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Poetry Recital by Karla Evangelista Vaquez \u201926 Photographer: Sharon Llanes \u201926<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1668-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Student speaking into the mic as his left arm up and his right hand is holding the mic. Students are seated to the left of the image and two students are pictured behind the student speaking.\" class=\"wp-image-2399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1668-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1668-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1668-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1668-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1668-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1668-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1668-220x147.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Derek De La Hoz \u201928 during the plant giveaway sponsored by the Greenhouse Photographer: Sharon Llanes \u201926<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1693-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Performer singing into the mic with her left hand in the air as her right hand hold the mic\" class=\"wp-image-2395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1693-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1693-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1693-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1693-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1693-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1693-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1693-220x147.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Song performance by Darianna Reyes M\u00e1rquez \u201927 Photographer: Sharon Llanes \u201926<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1696-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Speaker standing at the podium speaking into the mic as she looks into the audience with her hands slightly lifted\" class=\"wp-image-2394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1696-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1696-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1696-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1696-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1696-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1696-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1696-220x147.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Community Speaker, Wendy Mejia Ochoa Photographer: Sharon Llanes \u201926<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1706-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Speaker wearing a yellow blazer standing at the podium speaking into the mic\" class=\"wp-image-2392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1706-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1706-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1706-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1706-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1706-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1706-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1706-220x147.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Natalia Mart\u00ednez Mu\u00f1oz, Potter introducing The Cafecito Photographer: Sharon Llanes \u201926<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1721-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Room filled with people seated with at round tables while looking at the couple in the middle dancing\" class=\"wp-image-2391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1721-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1721-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1721-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1721-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1721-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1721-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/alana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/IMG_1721-1-220x147.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dojo Dance Company Dancers: Maia Martinez and David Salvatierra Photographer: Sharon Llanes \u201926<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Curated Book List of Latin\u00e9 Authors in Honor of LHM<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Student leaders from the Latin\u00e9 Students\u2019 Union, Multiracial and Biracial Student Association, and Ritmo have curated a list of books by Latin\u00e9 authors they would like to spotlight this year in celebration of Latin\u00e9 Heritage Month. Take a look below! <\/p>\n\n\n<details class=\"dropdownizer__dropdown\"><summary>\nIsabel Allende\n<\/summary>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><em><em>Mujeres del alma m\u00eda\/The Soul of a Woman<\/em><\/em><\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A feminist autobiography of Allende\u2019s life that reflects on modern feminist issues, such as the #MeToo movement, as it relates back to her own life, insisting that love and passion are important regardless of age.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Representing: Chile<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details class=\"dropdownizer__dropdown\"><summary>\nLaura Esquivel\n<\/summary>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em>Como agua para chocolate<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Set in revolutionary Mexico, it follows Tita, whose emotions infuse her cooking with magical effects, acting as an actor to convey strong emotions. Tita is forbidden to marry the man she loves, and is instead forced to serve her mother. This leads her food to either be enchanting, or tormenting to others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Representing: Mexico<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details class=\"dropdownizer__dropdown\"><summary>\nJohanna Fern\u00e1ndez \n<\/summary>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><em><em><em><em><em>The Young Lords: A Radical History<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Using oral histories, archival records, and police records released by her own court battle, Fern\u00e1ndez provides a cohesive history of the Young Lords, a radical Puerto Rican group from the 1960s. They are described as the Puerto Rican counterpart to the Black Panthers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Representing: Dominican Republic and New York City<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details class=\"dropdownizer__dropdown\"><summary>\nEduardo Galeano\n<\/summary>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><em><em><em>Open Veins of Latin America<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An analysis of the effects of colonization and exploitation on Latin American natural resources. As a result of Europe\u2019s looting and subservience, many Latin American countries remain underdeveloped.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Representing: Uruguay<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details class=\"dropdownizer__dropdown\"><summary>\nGabriel Garc\u00eda M\u00e1rquez\n<\/summary>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><em>100 A\u00f1os de Soledad<\/em><\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This story follows the Buend\u00eda family across 7 generations as they navigate the rise and fall of a fictitious town, Macondo. The fictitious town of Macondo is a rural town in Colombia. Marquez uses magic realism as a narrating technique, making it a captivating read. Through the Buend\u00eda lineage, themes such as love, war, incest, and the cycle of life and death are explored. In the end, we see how the reckless mistake made by the members of the Buend\u00eda family destroyed Macondo.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Representing: Colombia<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details class=\"dropdownizer__dropdown\"><summary>\n\u00c1ngeles Mastretta\n<\/summary>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em>Women with Big Eyes (Mujeres de Ojos Grandes)<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Compiles short stories that narrate the perspectives of many different women inside the home. It explains the designated role of women within marriage, the family, and patriarchy. It highlights the strength of femininity and the sisterhood between experiences.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Representing: Mexico<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details class=\"dropdownizer__dropdown\"><summary>\nM\u00f3nica Ojeda\n<\/summary>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em>Las Voladoras (The Flying Ones)<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A collection of 8 short stories that incorporate horror, power within women, violence, all written in an andean gothic style. Ojeda captures the nuances within the experiences of womanhood via intersecting her indigenous culture within it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Representing: Ecuador<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details class=\"dropdownizer__dropdown\"><summary>\nAntonio Ortu\u00f1o\n<\/summary>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em>La Fila India<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Set in modern-day Mexico, the story follows a young social worker as she navigates working with massacre victims from a remote village in southern Mexico. She later finds out that all the victims were migrants trying to escape the corruption of their countries. As the reader learns more about the massacre, they discover how corruption, racism, and opportunistic exploitation have affected Central American migrants. Ortu\u00f1o writes in a stream of consciousness that challenges the reader's comprehension, making it an exciting read.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Representing: Mexico<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details class=\"dropdownizer__dropdown\"><summary>\nHoracio Quiroga\n<\/summary>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><em><em><em><em>El Hijo<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A short story that captures the tragic loss of a father who creates a different reality in his mind, one where his son returns, after he loses his only son.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Representing: Uruguay<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details class=\"dropdownizer__dropdown\"><summary>\nJavier Zamora\n<\/summary>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em><em>Solito<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Memoir about a nine year old boy and his immigration journey across Guatemala and Mexico, in search of the U.S. border. 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