33. Adriana Erin Rivera ~ How Music and Family Helped a Girl Survive War
Christian Meneses Jacobs, host of Latino Book Chat, interviews Adriana Erin Rivera, author of "Paloma: Song for Puerto Rico." They discuss various aspects of the book, including the importance of representing Puerto Rican history and culture accurately. Adriana shares her inspiration for the story, her collaboration with the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Lat…
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Christian Meneses Jacobs, host of Latino Book Chat, interviews Adriana Erin Rivera, author of "Paloma: Song for Puerto Rico." They discuss various aspects of the book, including the importance of representing Puerto Rican history and culture accurately. Adriana shares her inspiration for the story, her collaboration with the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino, and the challenges she faced while writing. They also discuss the complexities of Puerto Rico's relationship with the United States and the inclusion of Spanish language in the book. The episode concludes with a discussion about the upcoming release of Rivera's book and a call to support Latino Book Chat.
In this episode, we chat with Adriana Erin Rivera, the author of Paloma’s Song for Puerto Rico: A Diary from 1898, a historical fiction book that tells the story of a twelve-year-old girl who lives in Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American War. We discuss how Rivera collaborated with the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Latino, how she researched the historical and cultural aspects of Puerto Rico in 1898, and how she incorporated the elements of music, nature, and family into Paloma’s story. We also explore what Rivera hopes readers will learn and appreciate from reading Paloma’s Song for Puerto Rico, and how her book contributes to the Nuestras Voces series that shares inspiring Latino stories. Tune in and join us for this fascinating conversation at LatinoBookChat.com
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