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Bilingualism, Immigration and Ditching the Golden Road to Assimilation: Junot Díaz Shares His Thoughts on the Status and Culture of Latinos [INTERVIEW] [Part II]

When it comes to reality -- life off of the page -- the MIT professor, Pulitzer Prize winner and compulsive reader Junot Díaz still flourishes. Díaz recently shared his thoughts on immigration, activism, advocacy and cultural identity in an email interview with Latin Post; the author's answers are as bold and astounding as one might expect from the frank novelist. "I'm an activist before I'm a writer. That's about as much as I can say without sounding ridiculous," said Díaz, who's been extremely vocal about the "sentencia" and stateless Haitians in the Dominican Republic.

Kobe Bryant Trayvon Martin Comments: Laker Star Takes Shots for Race Remarks on George Zimmerman Murder Case

By Paola Hernández
NBA superstar Kobe Bryant is featured in the latest issue of the "New Yorker" in which he talked about a variety of topics ranging from his long and fruitful career with the Los Angeles Lakers to the Trayvon Martin case.

Carnaval Party 2014 Brazil Celebration: Annual Festival's History, Music & Tourism

By Paola Hernández
The festival draws millions of tourists a year "Carnaval" is annual festival always celebrated the weekend before the beginning of Lent and ends on Fat Tuesday, the day before the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday.
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