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Daniel Olivas

(He/Him)
Pasadena
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Covers:  Primarily Latinx literature, drama, and the arts.
Writer of fiction, poetry, and plays. Recent books: CHICANO FRANKENSTEIN; WAITING FOR GODÍNEZ. Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/danielolivas.bsky.social

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Daniel A. Olivas, the grandson of Mexican immigrants, is an award-winning playwright and author of ten books including How to Date a Flying Mexican: New and Collected Stories (University of Nevada Press, 2022), The King of Lighting Fixtures: Stories (University of Arizona Press, 2017), Things We Do Not Talk About: Exploring Latino/a Literature through Essays and Interviews (San Diego State University Press, 2014), and The Book of Want: A Novel (University of Arizona Press, 2011). His first poe…

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Howling Into the Wind: On 41 years of Writing About the Abuses of the Immigration System

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By Daniel Olivas
| Literary Hub
Forty-one years ago, I was a 25-year-old third-year student at the UCLA School of Law when I wrote a piece for what was then called the Chicano Law Review in response to factory raids. Dubbed with the Orwellian anodyne description of “surveys,” these workplace sweeps were designed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement—known at that time as the Immigration and Naturalization Service—to maximize the apprehension of undocumented immigrants considering the government’s limited resources.
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Frankenstein Chicano

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By Daniel Olivas, Liane Moriarty, Freida McFadden, James Clear
| Audible Blog
Narrated by: Marco Lubián Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity. Please try again later Please try again later Please try again later Please try again Please try again Please try again Prime members: New to Audible? Get 2 free audiobooks during trial. Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection. Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts. Access exclusive sales and deals.
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Frankenstein Chicano (Spanish Edition)

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By Daniel Olivas
| planetadelibros.us
Sinopsis de Frankenstein Chicano (Spanish Edition): Inspirado en la obra clásica de Mary Shelley y ambientado en un Estados Unidos distópico, un hombre deberá reconectar con sus orígenes y construir su propia identidad. Los «reanimados» están casi completamente integrados en nuestra sociedad, aunque continúan empleados en los trabajos que nadie más quiere hacer.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Likely a piece for my grammar school's student-run newspaper.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes, all through grammar school, high school, college, and law school.

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Social media may have its problems, but it helps to get news stories out to a wider audience like nothing before.

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