I'm sure they had to learn the same thing about Amy Tan, and about Latino writers.

There he wondered why so little attention was paid to Latino writers in the United States.

"I am definitely a Latino writer," said Junot Diaz.

Sanchez is remembered for his passion for influencing young, aspiring Latino writers.

However, I do want to get it said in this newspaper of record (to which I have often contributed) that I am an American Latino writer.

But for writers like Ms. Valdés-Rodríguez, whose own ethnic history is a story in diversity, the label "Latino writer" is perplexing.

In my opinion, better Latino writers wear their age with grace and even charm (Gabriel García Márquez, for example).

She champions the working class and insists that other Latino writers be included in collections.

Like Books & Books, the store regularly invites Latino writers and even sells postcards with images of old Cuba.

The group photo of Latino writers, with de Burgos smiling but unrelaxed in the front row, is here.