GRATEFUL on this rainy day to discover that Maybe Someth...

GRATEFUL on this rainy day to discover that Maybe Something Beautiful, How Art Transformed a Neighborhood has won the 2017 Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award. Thank you to my incredible colleagues, authors F. Isabel Campoy and Theresa Howell for artfully telling the story of the Urban Art Trail community murals we began back in 1997. A really big shout out to the children, families, artists and volunteers I’ve had the honor to work with making murals around the country.

Designing and Planning a community mural in San Diego

Community Mural Painting in San Diego

 

Tomás Rivera, Dean of Mexican American Literature.

I am a huge fan of Tomás Rivera. Rivera’s writings, in English and Spanish shed light on the valor of Mexican American migrant farm workers, especially children who faced hardships with a resilient human spirit. In these challenging times, his work continues to inform and tell their stories, bringing hope to generations of migrants.