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How Not to Write “Ethnic” Characters

December 3, 2012 by Sandie 5 Comments

I’ve been meaning to write about this topic for a while, but I didn’t want to sound ANGRY. I want to make it clear that I appreciate how difficult it must be for authors to write about ethnic characters who are from a different cultural or ethnic group. No amount of research can provide the… 

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Hispanic Heritage Month: Latino Characters in YA

September 12, 2011 by Sandie 3 Comments

Hispanic Heritage Month: Latino Characters in YA

It’s mid-September, which means it’s also Hispanic Heritage Month. I’ll never know why the Powers that Be decided Latinos should get half of September and half of October, instead of a full calendar month like everyone else, but I suspect it has some misguided thing to do with Columbus Day. Anyhow, in honor of Hispanic… 

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