Pam Muñoz Ryan and Ashley Hope Pérez received the 2016 Américas Award, given in recognition of U.S. works of fiction, poetry, folklore or selected non-fiction published in the previous year in English or Spanish that authentically portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States. Cosponsored in collaboration with the Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs. Speaker Biography: Pam Muñoz Ryan is the author of "Echo." Speaker Biography: Ashley Hope Pérez is the author of "Out of Darkness." For transcript and more information, visit www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=8277

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