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From The boy made of lightning, first children’s interactive book on the life of Willie Velasquez
Posted by willielightning on November 14, 2012
http://willievelasquezbook.com/2012/11/14/from-the-boy-made-of-lightning-first-childrens-interactive-book-on-the-life-of-willie-velasquez-art-by-debora-kuetzpal-vasque/
Willie Rap
A snippet of the historic “willie rap” created by the musicians Itzli and Chimalli!
Created especially for The boy made of lightning
all rights reserved 2012
Posted by willielightning on November 12, 2012
http://willievelasquezbook.com/2012/11/12/willie-rap/
Clip of Texas Congressman Joaquin Castro narrating the Boy Made of Lightning
Posted by willielightning on October 2, 2012
http://willievelasquezbook.com/2012/10/02/clip-of-texas-state-rep-joaquin-castro-narrating-the-boy-made-of-lightning/
Dr. Joseph (Joey) Lopez, explains the work behind the creation of The boy made of Lightning
Dr. Joseph Lopez (Dr. Joey), media convergence consultant, explains to the audience at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas, on Monday, March 19th, the technological possibilities of The boy made of lightning, an interactive children’s book for grades 3-5, but a tantalizing story for all. All of the Velasquez family attended, including Mrs. Velasquez, the late Willie’s mother, and Jane Sarabia Velasquez, Wilie’s wife.
Posted by willielightning on March 27, 2012
http://willievelasquezbook.com/2012/03/27/dr-joseph-joey-lopez-explains-the-work-behind-the-creation-of-the-boy-made-of-lightning/
Alazan Arts Letters & Stories seeks to tell the marginalized stories of the heroes and heroines of Tejas
(Debora Kuetzpal Vasquez, Mary Helen Berlanga, George Velasquez, Barbara Renaud Gonzalez)
The boy made of Lightning is the first in a series of twelve children’s stories about marginalized heroes and heroines from Tejas.
The Mission of AALAS, Alazan Arts Letters & Stories, is to create a series of children’s interactive, pop-up books that will be fully available for interactive tablets, downloadable from ITunes. Targeted at the latino community — as a universal story of struggle, justice, and love of community.
Willie Velasquez, voting rights champion
Lydia Mendoza, singer of the people
Americo Paredes, writer and folklorist
Jovita Idar, newspaper publisher and writer
Gus Garcia, lawyer for school desegregation
Manuela Solis de Sanger, labor rights leader
Raul Salinas, poet and humanist
Angela de Hoyos, poeta, activista
Yanaguana, the river-people
Lucy Gonzalez Parsons, political writer and labor activist
La Raza Unida, “Los Cinco”
Gloria Anzaldua, genius-writer
(more…)
Posted by willielightning on March 9, 2012
http://willievelasquezbook.com/2012/03/09/alazan-arts-letters-stories-seeks-to-tell-the-marginalized-stories-of-the-heroes-and-heroines-of-tejas/
Mayor Castro sees children’s interactive book developments
We are based at Geekdom, and they hosted a visit for San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro, City Manager Sheryl Sculley and District 1 Councilman Diego Bernal on March 6th. Graham Weston, one of the founders of Rackspace and Geekdom was on hand to give them a full tour. The entourage was very impressed with our collaborative multi-modal project, especially when we were able to give them a full demonstration of the iPad capabilities we have developed, along with the rich illustrations Artist Debora Kuetzpal Vasquez has been developing for the book, written by author Barbara Renaud Gonzalez.
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Trans Media Designer Kaye Cruz gives Mayor Castro a full demo.
Posted by willielightning on March 8, 2012
http://willievelasquezbook.com/2012/03/08/mayor-julian-castros-sees-willie-velasquez-childrens-interactive-book-developments/
