New book on the drug cartels in 2009
by the author of "The Killing Fields:
Harvest of Women"
Monday, December 1, 2008
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- Diana Washington Valdez
- Former FBI official Frank Evans: "Diana Washington Valdez is a witness to the truth."//Reporter at the El Paso Times, 915-546-6140; 915-637-4473; read "The Killing Fields: Harvest of Women" online in English or Spanish at www.imow.org/community/directory/user/index?id=18588. Ms. Washington Valdez is available for speaking engagements. Ask about the documentary "Border Echoes," produced by Lorena Mendez and featuring the author's investigation. Awards: Texas APME 1st Place 2002 "Death Stalks the Border" series (a Pulitzer Prize nominee); Nicaraguan vice president nominated "Cosecha de Mujeres" (book in Spanish) for Ulysses Lettre Award, a finalist; 2009 Crossing Borders Award; 2008 National Association of Hispanic Journalists Frank del Olmo Award; 2008 Samuel Chavkin Integrity in Journalism Award; LULAC Women's Special Commission Award; Texas Civil Rights Project Speak Truth to Power Award; Congressional Hispanic Caucus Latina Leader in Literature; Texas Social Workers Justice Award; contact dwvaldez@gmail.com. You can help: donate to the scholarship fund for girls and women in Juarez, Mexico at www.fronterawomensfoundation.org
2 comments:
Estimada Diana, espero que el libro este muy pronto por aquí... ya quiero leerlo. Un abrazo desde este cachito de Santiago.
Rosalina Sánchez
Is there a specific date for when the book will come out?
Thanks!
Valerie Berkovich
UCLA Latin American Institute
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