DENNIS RAPHAEL GARCIA, AWA

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Every mile back to Kansas is a step toward the roots that shaped my family. 🌾

This 📅 February, I’m returning to the Heartland with Las Madres, a deeply personal book that celebrates the Latina women who shaped our communities.

I am inviting

It fills my heart to see Las Madres in the hands of readers across the country. 📚💙

These faces remind me of why I wrote this book—to honor the stories of my great-grandmother Candelaria, my grandmother Rafaela, and my mother Irene, and to ce

From the courtroom to the classroom to the pages of Las Madres—my journey as a storyteller has been shaped by every role I’ve had. ⚖️📖🎓

As a trial lawyer, I learned how to craft compelling narratives, and as a teacher, I saw the power

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“There’s one place that all of the people with the greatest potential are gathered, one place, and that’s the graveyard. People ask me all the time, ‘What kind of stories do you want to tell Viola?’ And I say, ‘Exhume those stories, the stories of the people who dreamed big and never saw those dreams to fruition, people who fell in love and lost.’”

— Viola Davis

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