Joaquín Ramón Herrera Explained

Joaquín Ramón Herrera
Pseudonym:Nezua
Birth Date:6 March 1969
Birth Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation:Video Producer, Documentarian, Writer, Illustrator
Alma Mater:New York University
Genre:Juvenile Non-Fiction, Fiction, Political Commentary, Latino

Joaquin Ramon Herrera (born March 6, 1969, in Los Angeles, California) is an American author,[1] [2] illustrator,[3] [4] blogger,[5] [6] photographer,[7] [8] and an award-winning filmmaker and documentarian.[9] [10] Herrera is the son of writer and two-term U.S. Poet Laureate[11] Juan Felipe Herrera.

Life and career

From 2006 to 2016, Herrera maintained and published The Unapologetic Mexican blog,[12] under the pseudonym Nezua.[13] The blog focused on Latino, ethnicity/race, and immigration issues through a Mexican American lens. During its run, The Unapologetic Mexican gained widespread notoriety and many accolades, such as José Merino of Mexico's El Centro newspaper calling Herrera "a brilliant and incisive writer,"[14] and journalist Glenn Greenwald declaring that Herrera's site "provides some of the most passionate, insightful, and provocative commentary on race, ethnicity, immigration and politics that can be found online."[15]

Due to the exposure gained by writing at The Unapologetic Mexican, Herrera was chosen to participate in events like Politicshome.com's "first-ever survey of the top 100 online voices and bloggers tracking trends and attitudes heading toward the 2008 Election Day"[16] in guessing the outcome of the presidential election polls in all 20 battleground states. (Herrera successfully called 19 of 20 states, beating out Rob Schlesinger of U.S. News & World Report, James Forsyth of The Spectator, and Chuck Todd of First Read, NBC.)[16] Many other opportunities arose from Herrera's public writing, including being chosen as a panelist for The French-American Foundation’s international symposium on immigration in media: Ethnic Media in North America and Europe: A Comparative Approach, in Miami (November, 2009)[17] , and a speaker at Kirwan Institute‘s March 2010 event Transforming Race: Crisis and Opportunity in the age of Obama.[18] Herrera was often sponsored to fly to such events to either speak on his style of blogging or to cover Latino or immigration-related topics.[19] One high profile event was in 2008, when Herrera was sponsored by Kenneth Cole Productions and CultureKitchen.net to attend the Democratic and Republican National Conventions as an officially credentialed blogger.[20] [21] [22] [23] [24]

Joaquín Ramón Herrera was also the writer, anchor, producer, and sole creative force behind News With Nezua (2008 - 2016),[25] a webisode eventually sponsored by different organizations throughout its tenure, including La Frontera Times, Reform Immigration for America, and Center for a New Community.[26] News With Nezua was a valued voice in the online immigration, race, and Chicano dialogues, and many immigration-centric and Latino sites and blogs republished the episodes regularly.[27] [28] [29]

Honors

Published works

Scary: A Book of Horrible Things for Kids (September 2005, Hylas Publishing)

Espeluznante: Un Libro De Cosas Horribles Para Ninos (Scary, Spanish version) (Selector, January 2006)

Gods, Gachupines and Gringos: A People's History of Mexico (January 2009, Editorial Mazatlán)

Forthcoming works

Secret Visions in the Valley of Night (The DreamFever Chronicles, Book 1) (Self-published, December, 2016)

Lucy, Lightbringer, a short film currently in pre-production (Blazing Heart Productions)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Joaquín Ramon Herrera. www.goodreads.com. Feb 23, 2019.
  2. Web site: SCARY by Joaquin Ramon Herrera, Joaquin Ramon Herrera | Kirkus Reviews. Feb 23, 2019. www.kirkusreviews.com.
  3. Book: Amazon.com . 12 January 2009. 978-0981663708 . Grabman . Richard .
  4. Web site: Zinacantan Woman. Aug 11, 2010. Feb 23, 2019.
  5. Web site: Nezua | rabble.ca. rabble.ca. 28 January 2009 . Feb 23, 2019.
  6. Web site: The Media Consortium, autho: Nezua . 2016-08-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160825174124/https://www.themediaconsortium.org/author/nezua/ . 2016-08-25 . dead .
  7. Web site: Perched on Nothingness. Juan Felipe. Herrera. Los Angeles Review of Books. 30 April 2012 . Feb 23, 2019.
  8. Web site: DC Immigration Rally 2010 | Flickr. 21 March 2010 . Feb 23, 2019.
  9. Web site: BEANS OF TELEPORTATION (formerly 'Just Desserts'). https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/HOwZeYO5ptU. 2021-12-12 . live. Aug 3, 2015. Feb 23, 2019. YouTube.
  10. Web site: Blazing Heart Productions. www.facebook.com. Feb 23, 2019.
  11. Web site: Juan Felipe Herrera Named Poet Laureate for Second Term. Library of Congress. Feb 23, 2019.
  12. Web site: The 2008 JLV Blogger of the Year. Dec 28, 2008. Feb 23, 2019.
  13. http://fair.org/extra/latinos-in-new-media/ FAIR.org, Latinos in New Media
  14. Web site: UMX | EL MACHETE. https://web.archive.org/web/20160201191219/http://theunapologeticmexican.org/elmachete/. 2016-02-01. Feb 1, 2016. Feb 23, 2019.
  15. Web site: untitled. https://web.archive.org/web/20160202201419/http://www.theunapologeticmexican.org/img/fnct/UMXrvws.gif/. 2016-02-02. Feb 2, 2016. Feb 23, 2019.
  16. Web site: Online100 Releases Results of Predictor Poll – Bloggers Beat MSM « UMX | EL MACHETE. https://web.archive.org/web/20150912062945/http://theunapologeticmexican.org/elmachete/2008/11/07/online100-releases-results-of-predictor-poll-bloggers-beat-msm/. 2015-09-12. Sep 12, 2015. Feb 23, 2019.
  17. Web site: FrenchAmerican.org, Media Immigration Report 2011 (pdf) . 2016-08-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130514220732/http://frenchamerican.org/sites/default/files/documents/media_reports/media_immigration_report_2011.pdf . 2013-05-14 . dead .
  18. Web site: Kirwan Institute Update July, August 2010 (pdf). Feb 23, 2019.
  19. Web site: News With Nezua | 200,000 Strong. https://web.archive.org/web/20210628054439/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0QIBq-TwRg. 2021-06-28 . dead. Mar 31, 2010. Feb 23, 2019. YouTube.
  20. Web site: DNC08: Veneer and Loathing (The Pollatix of Grain and Periphery). Vimeo. Feb 23, 2019.
  21. Web site: Nezua's DNC 08 Documentary « UMX | EL MACHETE. https://web.archive.org/web/20150919000812/http://theunapologeticmexican.org/elmachete/2008/09/26/nezuas-dnc-08-documentary/. 2015-09-19. Sep 19, 2015. Feb 23, 2019.
  22. Web site: Nezua iBlogs the DNCC/RNCC! | UMX | El Machete. https://web.archive.org/web/20120619000914/http://theunapologeticmexican.org/elmachete/2008/08/24/nezua-iblogs-the-dncc-the-rncc/. 2012-06-19. Jun 19, 2012. Feb 23, 2019.
  23. Web site: RNC08: Theodore Roosevelt VS Ron Paul Supporters!. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/odRETCXDE8M. 2021-12-12 . live. Sep 4, 2008. Feb 23, 2019. YouTube.
  24. Web site: Citizen Orange blog. Feb 23, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20160422072450/http://www.citizenorange.com/orange/2008/08/the-sanctuarysphere-invades-th.html. April 22, 2016. dead.
  25. Web site: nezua. YouTube. Feb 23, 2019.
  26. Web site: News With Nezua | The Invisible Flower. https://web.archive.org/web/20210628054428/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCVIq6gOyzc. 2021-06-28 . dead. Feb 19, 2011. Feb 23, 2019. YouTube.
  27. Web site: "Official Hate": Nezua Explains Immigration's 287(g) Provision [VIDEO]]. Sep 15, 2009. ColorLines. Feb 23, 2019.
  28. Web site: THINK MEXICAN. THINK MEXICAN. Feb 23, 2019.
  29. Web site: Imagine2050, News With Nezua, The Invisible Flower. Feb 23, 2019.
  30. Web site: FAIR Immigration Blog. Feb 23, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20161023231908/http://www.fairimmigration.org/2009/05/18/firm-spotlight-the-sanctuary-receiving-award-from-new-america-media/. October 23, 2016. dead.
  31. Web site: New America Media. newamericamedia.org. Feb 23, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190219045336/http://newamericamedia.org/. February 19, 2019. dead.
  32. Web site: Fairimmigration.org. Feb 23, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20161023231908/http://www.fairimmigration.org/2009/05/18/firm-spotlight-the-sanctuary-receiving-award-from-new-america-media/. October 23, 2016. dead.
  33. Web site: New America Media Awards Expo 2009 Winners Foto | nezua | Flickr. 7 June 2009 . Feb 23, 2019.
  34. Web site: FIRM Site. Feb 23, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20161023231908/http://www.fairimmigration.org/2009/05/18/firm-spotlight-the-sanctuary-receiving-award-from-new-america-media/. October 23, 2016. dead.
  35. Book: Joaquin Ramon Herrera (Author) . Amazon.com . 2005 . 159258148X .
  36. Web site: Scary is a 2005 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award finalist. www.forewordreviews.com. Feb 23, 2019.
  37. 2008-03-16. Eugene Blogger in National Spotlight as a Citizen Journalist for MTV. https://web.archive.org/web/20161008194454/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-177877870.html. dead. 2016-10-08.
  38. Web site: Joaquín Ramón Herrera. IMDb. Feb 23, 2019.
  39. Web site: Joaquín Ramon Herrera | Artist and Illustrator. www.joaquinramonherrera.com. Feb 23, 2019.
  40. Web site: Narco News. Feb 23, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191202214230/https://narconews.com/Issue62/article3938.html. December 2, 2019. dead.
  41. Web site: Check out the America's Voice - Netroots Nation Immigration Blogger Scholar Winners!. Jacquelyn. Mahendra. Jul 28, 2009. America's Voice. Feb 23, 2019.
  42. Web site: Pipetown, USA. March 25, 2021. Pipetown, USA.
  43. Web site: CannaBus Culture Film Fest. March 25, 2021. CannaBus Culture Film Fest 2020 Seattle.
  44. Web site: Spotlight Documentary Film Awards. March 25, 2021.
  45. Web site: Impact Docs Awards of Merit, July 2020. March 25, 2021.
  46. Web site: May 23, 2020. Colorado Cannabis Hemp Film Festival Announces Awards. March 25, 2021. Infinite Perimeter Films.

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