Sp.

La Palabra journal of Tempe, AZ, publishes the essay, "Consideraciones sobre la literatura y criticas chicanas," by Justo Alarcón describing the development of the Chicano writer as he creates and defines a new literary genre.

Eng.

The Latin American Literary Review publishes the epic poem, "The Little Architects of the Sand City," by Fernando Alegría which is an allegory of the political events in Chile.

Sp.

Sends TR a chapter of his new novel and requests him to review and comment on it. (No title is given on the novel.)

Eng/Sp.

Alfredo Urista sends TR a copy of his poetry manuscript, Cuatro milpas xicanas, a collection of Chicano poetry edited by Juanita Salas of the Mexican American Studies Center of UT Austin. Most of the poems deal with "la voz amerindia."

Eng/Sp.

A professor at the University of Puerto Rico corresponds and updates TR on her recent works. They include the original manuscript of Hey, Mex!, ¡Ándale! Rosana; " Boycott"; and "TR e a literatura chicana dos Estados Unidos." (In Portuguese.)

Eng/Sp.

Professor Ron Arias sends TR his final draft of The Road to Tamazunchale, demonstrating how close Chicano and Latin American cultural influences are as described in his novel.

Eng.

The Association of American Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese prints Dr. Ballesteros' essay, "The Foreign Language Teacher and Bilingualism," showing the advantages of knowing two or more languages.

Eng/Sp.

A Chicano writer from San Antonio, TX, sends TR an original manuscript of his recollections growing up in the Chicano community in the early 1930's and 40's, during World War II.

Eng/Sp.

Updates TR on his new essay entitled "Sobre el realismo en la narrativa hispanoamericana" and "Estirpe y estigma en una novela chicana." The essays deal with the forms and styles found in Spanish American and Chicano literature.

Eng.

Sends TR his poetry manuscript and hopes he will read and comment on his work. Most of the poetry deals with the struggle for social justice and the pursuit of love.