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On June 5th, in NYC, Mi Barrio will be awarded the Best Graphic Novel at the Int’l Latino Book Awards hosted at the Instituto Cervantes in New York City in the heart of midtown at 211 East 49th Street. The awards will be presented by Latino Literacy Now in partnership with Las Comadres Para Las Americas and the Instituto Cervantes. Congratulations to all involved in creating and sharing Mi Barrio!
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Please join us on RocketHub where we are raising the financing to shoot the Barrio TV Pilot called 2nd Chances. Watch
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On October 16th, 2011 From the Barrio to the Board Room the 2nd edition will be released nationwide through bookstores, and also digitally through Kindle, The Nook, and the iBookstore (Apple). With a new foreword by the Honorable Senator Iris Martinez, and a new epilogue by Robert, the Foundation is excited to introduce the Barrio message to more of you chasing the American Dream. Here is a short excerpt from the new foreword:
“Robert Renteria’s story needs to be heard. Young people are living in neighborhoods with more violence than ever before and gangs have become a routine part of the environment. For some of our young people, survival is all they know. We have to show them that there is more. We have to encourage them to look beyond, and have a sense of the future and look to where they want to be 10 or 20 years from now. Robert clearly illustrates that life is full of choices, and the choices you make will determine which way you go.”
