[Libs-Or] [REFORMANET] RE: Fwd: Reading While White

Thu Sep 24 13:24:30 PDT 2015

Resource: Latina/o Presses of Color list, along with other Presses of
Color, as compiled by the CCBC at University of Wisconsin. This is THE
organization collecting and posting annual data on the lack of diversity in
children and YA literature.

They list FIVE of us Latina/o presses...including Latino-OWNED (very
important):

http://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/books/pclist.asp

Please spread the word. THIS is who you should buy from, to serve your
diverse readers while NOT contributing to the industry status quo.
African-American and Asian presses listed there too. That anyone feels they
MUST travel to Guadalajara to connect with great Latino literature for
libraries is inconceivable. Now, I'm sure it's a GREAT time, but not
required...and yes, then there's the shipping problem. This Cooperative
Children's Book Center list from Univ. of Wisconsin is a terrific
compilation and starting point.

http://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/books/pclist.asp

Reader reviews: Of course! Readers leave reviews at Amazon.com for our
titles, email them to us, then we add them to the book's websites along
with endorsements, blogger reviews (VERY influential), awards, our book's
social media pages, etc. Examples:

http://www.captainmama.com/index.php?page=endorsements

http://www.latinnovating.com/index.php?p=reviews-2

For these two titles above, REFORMA also reviewed in the REFORMA
newsletter.

Hope this helps.

Graciela Tiscareño-Sato
http://about.me/gracielaTSato

Publisher, Speaker & Bilingual STEM Consultant
Gracefully Global Group LLC
Online Store for Books/DVDs: www.GracefullyGlobal.com/commerce
Tel: (510) 542-9449

Gracefully Global Group LLC is a Woman, Hispanic and Veteran-Owned
Business, certified by the Small Business Administration as a Woman-Owned
Small Business

2014 White House Champion of Change, Women Veteran Leaders;
Cofounder of the National Women Veterans Speakers Bureau
www.WomenVetsSpeak.com
On Sep 24, 2015 12:37 PM, "Katie Anderson" <katie.anderson at state.or.us>
wrote:

> Yes and…
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> Lots of libraries send staff and more should send staff to purchase books
> written by Latino authors and illustrators at the Guadalajara
> International Book Fair® <https://www.fil.com.mx/ingles/i_default.asp>.
> Yes, it’s very expensive. That is why ALA offers free passes
> <http://www.ala.org/offices/iro/awardsactivities/guadalajarabook>, this
> year to 150 librarians!
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> Katie Anderson, Youth Services Consultant
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> Library Support and Development Services
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> On Sep 24, 2015 11:12 AM, "Mario Bencastro" <mbencastro at bellsouth.net>
> wrote:
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> Hi Martin and Max:
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> Thanks for bringing up these very crucial  issues:
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>  – “Racism is embedded, permeated, in a minority of the planet’s
> population; racism is the tool of the privileged to perpetuate power. Of
> course, this is reflected in our education and what it is published (in the
> media as a whole).”
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> – “It’s almost impossible to find books written by Latino authors and
> illustrators (only 2% of what is printed is relevant to the Latino
> culture).”
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> To that point, I will add that most of what is presented to our community
> as Latino culture is just regular consumer products with Spanish names, and
> in many cases the so call “Latino heroes” do not even understand Spanish,
> or are some famous sports or Hollywood millionaires far removed from our
> Latino reality.
>
> – Specifically on Latino culture publications: In most libraries in the
> United States the “Spanish” section –if there is any-- contains non Latino
> author books in Spanish. This will increase even more now that Penguin has
> bought Alfaguara.
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> – Librarians always tell you that they can’t buy your book because you are
> an “Independent” writer. I thought that was the highest honor that an
> artist could aspire to. Not when it comes to having your books at the
> library. It seems that libraries in general are tied to a system where they
> can only buy products from the “official” and “traditional” industry, which
> is run of course by the big media empire. Sadly, our so called “Latino
> culture”, image and products are established by this big machine; for them
> “Latino culture” is just a commercial opportunity.
>
> – To that respect, it will be interesting to ask our community what makes
> them Latinos, and if they ever read a book by a Latino author -- asking
> them if they read a book in Spanish will be perhaps expecting too much.
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>
> BUT libraries and librarians are still key players in these difficult
> issues; they may not resolve them but they can keep them alive on the
> discussion table.
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> Thank you REFORMA, I have faith in you.
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> Mario Bencastro
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> www.MarioBencastro.org
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> *From:* REFORMANet at googlegroups.com [mailto:REFORMANet at googlegroups.com] *On
> Behalf Of *Marti´n Blasco
> *Sent:* Thursday, September 24, 2015 12:04 PM
> *To:* 'Max Macias'; REFORMANet at googlegroups.com
> *Cc:* uwmosaic at u.washington.edu; libs-or;
> reforma_or at listsmart.osl.state.or.us
> *Subject:* [REFORMANET] RE: [Libs-Or] Fwd: Reading While White
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> Hi Max:
>
> This is a very important, crucial issue to bring on the table. As
> librarians working with the Latino and Spanish speaking community, we
> always have to be aware of our “core beliefs” and don’t be afraid of making
> a point. Racism is embedded, permeated, in a minority of the planet’s
> population (yes, white people, including myself, even when I’m Latino).
> Racism is the tool of the privileged to perpetuate power. Of course, this
> is reflected in our education and what it is published (in the media as a
> whole).
>
> We are trying to select books for the Mock Pura Belpré Award, and it’s
> like doing an archeological work. It’s almost impossible to find books
> written by Latino authors and illustrators (only 2% of what is printed is
> relevant to the Latino culture).
>
> Our presenter for the Mock Pura Belpré Award in Oregon is going to touch
> this issue. A good space to have a discussion.
>
> Thank you so much for sharing the article in the blog,
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>
>
> Martín
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> Chair REFORMA Oregon Chapter.
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> *From:* Libs-Or [mailto:libs-or-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] *On
> Behalf Of *Max Macias
> *Sent:* Thursday, September 24, 2015 6:58 AM
> *To:* REFORMANet at googlegroups.com
> *Cc:* uwmosaic at u.washington.edu; libs-or;
> reforma_or at listsmart.osl.state.or.us
> *Subject:* [Libs-Or] Fwd: Reading While White
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> New Blog worth checking out:
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> http://readingwhilewhite.blogspot.com/
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> From: *nancy snyder* <tf-edi at lists.ala.org>
> Date: Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 5:12 AM
> Subject: Reading While White
> To: Julie Todaro <jtodaro at austincc.edu>, Martin Garnar <mgarnar at uccs.edu>
> Cc: "tf-edi at lists.ala.org" <tf-edi at lists.ala.org>
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> You may not have heard of this new blog...the posts of the creators have
> already initiated engaging and honest conversation.
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> http://readingwhilewhite.blogspot.com/
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