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The Heiress of Water, won the 2007 International Latino Book Award for “Best First Book.” The award, also known as the “Mariposa Award” was announced at Book Expo America, the largest book publishing/booksellers convention in the U.S. The competition included titles from the U.S., Spain and Latin America.

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www.tengopride.com is a website, that launched last week, where Puerto Ricans can purchase fashion forward and authentic Alianza Latina de Béisbol merchandise to demonstrate their cultural pride and celebrate their heritage during National Puerto Rican Day Parade festivities.

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