Follow these links to see a sample of Violeta Garcia-Mendoza's published work. If no link is shown, work is only available in printed form.
Literary Essays:
"Two Names for Every Beautiful Thing" -
Call Me Okaasan: Adventures in Multicultural Mothering
. Ed. by Suzanne Kamata. (Wyatt-MacKenzie Publishing; May 2009).
"Of Volcanoes, and Ruins, and Gardens"-
The Maternal is P
olitical: Women Writers at the Intersection of Motherhood and Social Change
Ed. by Shari MacDonald Strong. (Seal Press; May 2008).
"Wanting, Waiting"
-
Literary Mama;
October 2007.
Multi-Culti Mami Columns:
"American Family"
-
Literay Mama
; June 2009.
"Soundtrack"
-
Literary Mama
; May 2009.
"What the Eyes Can't See, What the Ears Can't Hear"
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Literary Mama
; April 2009.
"Peregrinos
"- Literary Mama
; March 2009.
"Intercambio"
-
Literary Mama
; February 2009.
"Lesson from the Lambada Spider"
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Literary Mama
; January 2009.
"On Tradition"
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Literary Mama
; December 2008.
"Multi-Culti Mealtimes: A Love Story"
-
Literary Mama
; November 2008.
"Escuelita Days
"-
Literary Mama
; October 2008.
"Towards Home"
-
Literary Mama
; September 2008.
"Sound and Music"
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Literary Mama
; August 2008.
"Altars of Reminders"
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Literary Mama;
June 2008.
"Languages of Love"
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Literary Mama;
May 2008.
Poetry:
"Mis Ojalas"
-
Mamazine
; December 2007.
"Revision"
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Tattoo Highway
; Protective Coloration, TH15.
"In The Wake of Your Wild"
-
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
; 2/10/07
"My Daughter at Her Tea Party"-
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
; 3/25/06.
"(Triangle)"-
Cicada
; March/April 2006 Issue.
"Companero"
-
Soleado: Revista de Literatura y Cultura
; Vol. 2.
Articles:
Weekly pieces
for
The Tiki Tiki
; May 2009-present.
What Led Us To These Doors: Our Family's Journey of Bilingualism and International Adoption
-
Multilingual Living Magazine
; July-August 2008.
Book Reviews:
Monthly reviews at the
Latin Baby Book Club
. August 2008-present.
"Mapping Motherhood: A Review of Terrain"
-
Literary Mama
; May 2008.
"The English American"
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RainbowKids.com Magazine
; March 2008.
"The Adoption Network: Your Guide to Starting a Support System"
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RainbowKids.com Magazine
; October 2007.
"Forever Fingerprints"
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RainbowKids.com Magazine;
August 2007.
"Bones That Float: a Story of Adopting Cambodia- Book Corner"
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RainbowKids.com Magazine
; May 2007.
"Babyproofing Your Marriage: How to Laugh More, Argue Less, and Communicate Better as Your Family Grows- Book Corner"
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RainbowKids.com Magazine
; March 2007.
"
The Complete Book of International Adoption- Book Corner"
-
RainbowKids.com Magazine
; December 2006.
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