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Dennis Raphael Garcia @drgarciaauthor.bsky.social · 12d

Grateful to join the Paramount Unified community today at Hispanic Family Heritage Day. 💜✨

A beautiful evening of music, food, and family — honoring culture and celebrating stories that connect us all. 📚🎶🌮

#HispanicHeritageMonth #CommunityCelebration #LasMadres

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Dennis Raphael Garcia @drgarciaauthor.bsky.social · 15d

In my third blog post for the @univpressofkansas.bsky.social, I put in context the true objective of today's deportation cruelty.

https://kansaspress.ku.edu/blog/2025/09/18/hispanic-heritage-month-blog

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Dennis Raphael Garcia @drgarciaauthor.bsky.social · 16d

For Hispanic Heritage Month, I had the chance to write for the @univpressofkansas.bsky.social about the common experiences that shaped Hispanic families in the 20th Century.

🔗 https://tinyurl.com/2fs9kmp7

#LasMadres #KansasNotableBook #HispanicHeritageMonth #HeartlandHistory #FamilyStories

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Dennis Raphael Garcia @drgarciaauthor.bsky.social · 18d

The Kansas Book Festival was a day filled with conversations, community, and a shared love of stories. 📚✨

Spending time at the @univpressofkansas.bsky.social table reminded me how meaningful it is to meet readers face-to-face. My thanks to everyone who made this day possible. 💜

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Dennis Raphael Garcia @drgarciaauthor.bsky.social · 18d

I’m at the Kansas Book Festival today at Washburn University, spending time at the @univpressofkansas.bsky.social table and meeting so many thoughtful readers. 📚✨

If you’re here at the festival, I’d love for you to stop by and say hello. 🙏

#LasMadres #KansasNotableBook #KansasBookFestival

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Dennis Raphael Garcia @drgarciaauthor.bsky.social · 18d

Last night at Washburn University, I was recognized for Las Madres with a 2025 Kansas Notable Book Award. 📚✨

My heartfelt thanks to the State Library of Kansas and @univpressofkansas.bsky.social for believing in these stories and bringing them to readers. 🙏

#LasMadres #KansasNotableBook

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Dennis Raphael Garcia @drgarciaauthor.bsky.social · 19d

Yesterday Las Madres found its way into a small circle of readers gathered at Best Cellars, Wine, Books & Gifts. There’s something special about sharing stories in an intimate setting — over a glass of wine, in good company, with space to reflect on family, history, & ties that carry us forward.

Dennis Raphael Garcia @drgarciaauthor.bsky.social · 20d

Looking forward to the Kansas Book Festival in Topeka on Sept 20. 📚

I’ll be at the University Press of Kansas booth. I will have my book, Las Madres, named a 2025 Kansas Notable Book, available for sale and signing.

Big thanks to @UnivPressKansas for their support—stop by the table and say hello!

Dennis Raphael Garcia @drgarciaauthor.bsky.social · 20d

Grateful to Whitney Hodgin and the Dodge City Globe for covering my September 16 talk at Dodge City Community College. 📚

https://www.dodgeglobe.com/author-garcia-shares-message-of-hope-on-mexican-ind-day/<span class="text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400">#close-modal

@univpressofkansas.bsky.social

#LasMadres #KansasNotableBook

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Dennis Raphael Garcia @drgarciaauthor.bsky.social · 21d

Yesterday in Colby, I had the privilege of sharing Las Madres at Pioneer Memorial Library. 📚

Tonight, the journey continues in Dodge City:
🕕 6:00–7:30 PM
📍 Best Cellars Wine, Gifts & Books, 2002 1st Ave, Suite A

If you're in the area, I hope you'll join me!

#LasMadres #KansasNotableBook

Dennis Raphael Garcia @drgarciaauthor.bsky.social · 21d

Driving into Colby with the sun rising over the High Plains. 🌅🚗

Coming back to this community reminds me of the connections and conversations we’ve shared here before. I’m grateful for the chance to return with Las Madres and continue those stories together. 📚

#LasMadres #KansasNotableBook

Dennis Raphael Garcia @drgarciaauthor.bsky.social · 21d

Returning to Dodge City felt like coming back to the heart of Las Madres. ❤️

Thank you, Dodge City Community College for hosting us, and for all who attended 📚

Weren't able to make it last night? I'll be in KS at multiple book signing events this week.

#LasMadres #KansasNotableBook

Dennis Raphael Garcia @drgarciaauthor.bsky.social · 23d

#HispanicHeritageMonth is a time to honor immigrant families and stories like those in Las Madres. 🇲🇽📚

Candelaria, Rafaela, and Irene—my great-grandmother, grandmother, and mother overcame a number of challenges through faith, hard work, determination, and love of family. ❤️

Dennis Raphael Garcia @drgarciaauthor.bsky.social · 24d

This Tuesday I’ll be at Dodge City Community College sharing Las Madres. 🌾

Honored to reflect on the main characters, Irene, Candelaria, and Rafaela all who lived in Dodge City.

📍 DC3 Library | 6:30 PM
RSVP now: 🔗 https://www.facebook.com/share/1BAyxpjkub/

#LasMadres #KansasNotableBook

Dennis Raphael Garcia @drgarciaauthor.bsky.social · 25d

🚂 Heading back to Kansas by train for my #LasMadres tour events during #HispanicHeritageMonth. These are the same tracks that carried so many immigrant families—including mine—to the High Plains. Honored to return and share their stories. 📚

#LasMadres #KansasNotableBook #HispanicHeritageMonth

Dennis Raphael Garcia @drgarciaauthor.bsky.social · 26d

Excited to share that I’ll be adding a new stop on my Kansas tour 📚✨

Join me at Best Cellars in Dodge City on Sept 18, 6 PM for a book signing & author event. Honored to bring Las Madres—a 2025 Kansas Notable Book—back to the community that shaped so much of its story. 🍷

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Dennis Raphael Garcia @drgarciaauthor.bsky.social · 27d

Grateful to Eisenhower Fellow Marti Cortez—herself a descendant of Hispanic immigrants—for sharing why Las Madres resonates with her this #HispanicHeritageMonth. Our stories are interconnected, and they matter more than ever. 📚 #LasMadres #KansasNotableBook

Dennis Raphael Garcia @drgarciaauthor.bsky.social · 28d

Heading to Colby on Sept 17 to talk about Las Madres.

Hispanic Heritage Month reminds us of the Hispanic immigrant families and their contributions to Kansas communities and history.

RSVP now: 🔗 https://www.facebook.com/share/17BZxXwxZJ/

#LasMadres #KansasNotableBook #DodgeCityKS #LatinaStories

Dennis Raphael Garcia @drgarciaauthor.bsky.social · 29d

Looking forward to the Kansas Book Festival later this month—a chance to meet readers, connect with fellow authors, and celebrate the stories that shape Kansas. 📚

#KansasNotableBook #KansasBookFestival #LasMadres

Dennis Raphael Garcia @drgarciaauthor.bsky.social · Sep 9

Heading to Kansas next week with Las Madres 📚✨ Honored to share my family’s story during Hispanic Heritage Month at events in Dodge City, Colby & Topeka. Free & open to all—hope to see you!

https://tinyurl.com/md4f7vea

#LasMadres #KansasNotableBook #HispanicHeritageMonth

Author Dennis R. Garcia Announces September Kansas Events for Las Madres During Hispanic Heritage Month

TOPEKA, KS, UNITED STATES, September 8, 2025 / EINPresswire.com / -- Notable Book Award–winning author Dennis R.

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Dennis Raphael Garcia @drgarciaauthor.bsky.social · Sep 5

Hispanic Heritage Month reminds us why stories like Las Madres matter. In my new blog, I reflect on history, family, and resilience.

@univpressofkansas.bsky.social blog: https://kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700637980

📚 Order w/ 40% off code LASMADRES at UPK

#LasMadres #HispanicHeritageMonth

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Dennis Raphael Garcia @drgarciaauthor.bsky.social · Sep 2

This September, I’m returning to Kansas to share Las Madres, a Kansas Notable Book during Hispanic Heritage Month with Las Madres, a 2025 Kansas Notable Book Award winner.

📍 Sept 16 – Dodge City
📍 Sept 17 – Colby
📍 Sept 20 – Topeka (Kansas Book Festival)

#KansasNotableBook #LasMadres

Dennis Raphael Garcia @drgarciaauthor.bsky.social · Aug 27

Big news from the University Press of Kansas 📚 — Las Madres is featured among their recent award-winning titles, named a 2025 Kansas Notable Book by the State Library of Kansas

Thank you to the @univpressofkansas.bsky.social for championing this book!

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Dennis Raphael Garcia @drgarciaauthor.bsky.social · Jul 25

The stories in Las Madres span more than a century—but they echo powerfully in this moment. 📚

https://fox40.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/833988797/authors-acclaimed-book-highlights-mexican-immigrant-contributions

#LasMadres #LatinxHistory #KansasReads #ImmigrantVoices

Author’s Acclaimed Book Highlights Mexican Immigrant Contributions

"Las Madres: Latinas in the Heartland Who Led Their Family to Success" was named a 2025 Kansas Notable Book Dennis Raphael Garcia, AWA, is a retired attorney, educator, and an award-winning author GARDEN CITY, KS, UNITED STATES, July 25, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Author Dennis R. Garcia continues to engage readers across Kansas with Las Madres: Latinas in the Heartland Who Led Their Family to Success, a 2025 Kansas Notable Book. Las Madres is a family saga that chronicles the journey of ...

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Dennis Raphael Garcia @drgarciaauthor.bsky.social · Jul 22

Las Madres tells the story of Mexican-American families who built lives amid hardship, discrimination, and deep-rooted community strength.

Thank you, HPPR, for continuing to make room for stories that too often go untold.

🎧

On Las Madres with Author Dennis Garcia

Hello, I’m Dennis Garcia, and I wrote the book, Las Madres. It is a saga of the Padilla-Rodriguez family history in Mexico, the U.S., and southwest Kansas, from 1865 to the present. Last Fall, High Plains Public Radio previewed the story of Las Madres through the eyes of the main characters, Candelaria, born in Mexico in 1865, her daughter, Rafaela, born in El Paso, Texas in 1906, and Rafaela’s daughter, Irene, born in Dodge City, Kansas in 1920.

www.hppr.org