We’re celebrating some meaningful publication anniversaries of Pat’s books in 2018–won’t you join us? 10 years Abuelos Join Hands! The Ways We Celebrate Life Kitty, Kitty/¡Ven gatita, ven! Let’s Eat ¡A comer! Sweet Dreams ¡Dulces sueños! 20 years Delicious Hullabaloo/Pachanga … Continue reading →
Pat describes the way she blends different cultures in this holiday adaptation. Video provided by WETV’s ¡Colorín Colorado!.
Continue reading →“We shape our dwellings and afterwards our dwellings shape us.” (Churchill) I used this quote to open the last chapter, December, of my family memoir House of Houses. Has it really been twenty years since this book was published? Writing … Continue reading →
“Los abuelos” meant “the grandfathers” to me until I began reading references to the unique winter tradition of “los abuelos,” popular in New Mexican villages in the past. Sooty mountain men appeared with frightening masks to check on the behavior … Continue reading →
One of the pleasures of being a Latina born in the United States is that I grew up with Mexican holiday traditions as well as singing the Christmas carols popular in the United States. Some years back I began to … Continue reading →
