Through a series of questions with me, Cal Alumni Magazine's Urja Upadhyaya put together this story of how my time at Cal ('92) launched my career. It was at Berkeley where I discovered that stories could serve as blueprints for justice and found the freedom to merge intellect with imagination. Now as the Jacob & Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities at UT Austin, I lead the Latinx Pop Lab and BIPOC Pop Symposium, transforming classrooms into creative studios where

Spring Keynote at Bowling Green State University!

Charlie Wins Honorable Mention, 2024 International Latino Book Award's Alma Flor Ada Best Latino Focused Children's Picture Book

Aldama will discuss creative process and read from his latest novel, The Absolutely (Almost) True Adventures of Max Rodriguez

You dedicate your book to misfits, botched-jobbers, and unapologetic originals. . .

There's always a little or a lot of our truths in our fiction.

Max’s story is one for those who have struggled to fit in. . .

Aldama will discuss Through Fences, The Absolutely (Almost) True Adventures of Max Rodriguez, and Labyrinths Borne

This talks about the controversy around "The Edgar" haircut and the need to re-focus on real issues: K-12 schools

Aldama discusses with others Latinx representation and his own graphic novel Through Fences .

Aldama will talk about his YA graphic novel, The Absolutely (Almost) True Adventures of Max Rodriguez with rising high school sophomores,...