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<p class="ydp8113eab6msonormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Good morning DEI Committee members,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="ydp8113eab6msonormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Tony Diaz wished to share the following curated list of Latino authors with you all. He may share additional annotations, but wanted to send this list to you prior to this morning’s
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<p class="ydp8113eab6msonormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Compiled by Professor Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="ydp8113eab6msonormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Visit <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.nuestrapalabra.org/__;!!DZ3fjg!7rvGzKO6H-Z7OxeQUWyCIilSEhhCbrd6cfWxQ6y069IM7txtb-1F1x0UeC310ZN9Bm7HrN3XCPEswziUZHAl$" target="_blank"><span style="color:#96607D">www.nuestrapalabra.org</span></a> for
a curated selection of books, prints, and informational videos. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="ydp8113eab6msonormal" style="margin:0in"><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Malinalli </span></i><span style="font-size:13.5pt">by Veronica Chapa. Novel. Publication date March 2025.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="ydp8113eab6msonormal" style="margin:0in"><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt">The Chicano Documentary</span></i><span style="font-size:13.5pt">, by Jesús Salvador Treviño. April 2025.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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