The last fantastic Filipina in the series is Pura Villanueva – Kalaw. I’m embarrassed to say that I haven’t heard of her until today when she’s the reason I can vote in the coming national ...

On the 8th level of the 32-floor building, where the Purita Kalaw-Ledesma Center is based, a special exhibit has been mounted “to ground the essays in the book within the framework of Kalaw ...

The Pura Belpré Award for children and young adult books, which honors Latino writers and illustrators whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino experience, will celebrate its ...