MexAm Lit

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On Being A Writer With A Super Common Name or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Google

ByDaniel Peña

My name is Daniel Peña, I’m a writer, and there are other Daniel Peñas messin’ up my Google results. It’s annoying and I’m against it. To ground us, let me tell you who they are: One Daniel Peña is an incredible twelve year old boy who showed me up by designing a Nike Air Jordan…

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“Are Mexican-American Writers Obligated To Write About Donald Trump?” A Brown Dude Explains

ByDaniel Peña

I’ve written exactly one thing on Donald Trump. One piece felt like enough at the time—Got him!—though as a Mexican-American writer, I find myself wondering how many ways one could/should write about the phenomenon that is the rise of Trump and contemporary populist American bigotry. I’ve wondered too is that even my role as a…