Ofelia MontelongoIn Defense of Cinco de MayoIf you are Mexican like me, you know we don’t celebrate Cinco de Mayo like they do here in the United States. Seeing all the sombreros and…5 min read·5 hours ago----
Ofelia MontelongoMeeting Eugenio DerbezLoving Mexican comedian Eugenio Derbez feels the same as trying to make it as a writer.9 min read·Jan 27, 2024----
Ofelia MontelongoBlue Beetle’s Top Ten StereotypesI wasn’t planning to write about Blue Beetle. It was just the movie available in the theatre, and I needed to redeem my birthday freebies…8 min read·Sep 3, 2023----
Ofelia MontelongoOn Being 40I have 40 years old. And before you say, “It’s ‘I’m 40 years old,’” hear me out.5 min read·Aug 26, 2023--2--2
Ofelia MontelongoLa Comunidad Reads with Lupita AquinoOn Saturday, August 5th, La Comunidad Reads kicked off its programming with the “Rivermouth: A Chronicle of Language, Faith, and Migration”…3 min read·Aug 15, 2023----
Ofelia MontelongoLatine Writers at the 2023 National Book FestivalThe 2023 National Book Festival is almost here! On Saturday, August 12th, thousands of readers and writers will gather in the south…3 min read·Aug 4, 2023----
Ofelia MontelongoFive Things I Envy About Homero SimpsonI’m 39, just like Homer Simpson.6 min read·Jul 8, 2023----
Ofelia MontelongoAward-Winning Author of Infinite Country & The Faraway World, Patricia Engel, visits Washington, D.CLast week, Colombian-American author Patricia Engel visited the capital to promote her new book The Faraway World (2023). Her previous…3 min read·Feb 5, 2023----
Ofelia MontelongoCuéntame: Meg Medina is the First Latina Ambassador for Young People’s LiteratureYesterday, Tuesday, January 24, at 10:30 am, Cuban-American author Meg Medina became the first Latina and the eighth Ambassador for Young…5 min read·Jan 25, 2023----
Ofelia MontelongoAn Interview with Yasmín Ramírez, Author of ¡Ándale, Prieta!Let’s fly away from the DC area all the way to the border — El Paso, Texas, to be precise, where Mexican-American author Yasmín Ramírez…6 min read·Jan 23, 2023----