About Ale Babino Books
Alexandra (Ale) Babino, Ph.D., is, above all, a maestra. For over twenty years, she has worked alongside bilingual students, families, and communities with the expressed purpose to nurture their biliteracies, identities, and agency with cariño. She currently serves as an Associate Professor as part of the Multilingual and Multicultural Studies (MMS) program at Texas Woman's University. Across roles, her work invites educators to cultivate spaces where cariño and empowerment grow together--fostering both individual and collective flourishing.Rocío Almanza, Ed.D. is a kindergarten teacher and adjunct professor at Texas Woman's University. Over the past 24 years, she has received multiple awards for her teaching of students and district teachers. Her personal experience as a sequential bilingual and twice immigrant allows her to embrace the dualities of her students and colleagues. Rocío's students are her cariños which is an echo of her abuelita's words and the legacy that lives through her.
