For a former attorney, now young adult author, representation is key

By Kristina Puga December 5, 2017 Stories

Francisco Stork’s youth was so compelling that it makes for a great novel. He was born in Monterrey, Mexico in 1953 to a single mother from a middle class family in Tampico (a city on…

From L.A. Gangs at 11 To Poet Laureate at 60

By Kristina Puga October 29, 2014 Stories

Growing up in poverty in South Central and East Los Angeles, Luis J. Rodriguez says he found himself so emotionally empty that he joined a gang at age 11. He…