When Hispanic Engineer magazine featured Milka Duno in the spring 2006 edition, she was the fastest Venezuelan race car driver and one of the first women in history to win a major sports car race in North America.
In addition to her racing career, Duno is a qualified naval engineer with four master’s degrees in organizational development, naval architecture, maritime business, and marine biology.
She gained widespread recognition after being featured in the largest-ever Spanish-language advertising campaign for the Pontiac G6 sports sedan.
Duno also holds the record for the highest finish for a female driver in the 24 Hours of Daytona race.
Duno is actively involved in philanthropy through the Milka Way Foundation, which she founded in 2004.
The foundation is focused on programs that promote academic achievement among youth of all races, including school visits in the cities where she races.
Duno has also promoted literacy in the Latino community and has initiated initiatives benefiting preschools. She has read from the popular children’s book “The Wheels on the Racecar” by Alexander Zane as part of her efforts.
In addition to her racing and philanthropic work, Duno has appeared in the live-action-from-animated Warner Brothers movie “Speed Racer,” playing the role of Kellie “Gearbox,” a race car driver.
She has also authored a bilingual children’s book titled “Go, Milka, Go!” which teaches the importance of education.
The book received the Best Young Adult Sports/Recreation Book of 2009 award at the 11th Annual International Latino Book Awards.
According to a list compiled from AI web sources, popular books for Latino/Latina/Latinx book readers include “The House on Mango Street” by Sandra Cisneros, “Mexican Gothic” by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, “I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter” by Erika Sánchez, “One Hundred Years of Solitude” by Gabriel García Márquez, and “The House of the Spirits” by Isabel Allende.
Other popular book titles are “In the Time of the Butterflies” by Julia Alvarez, “The Poet X” by Elizabeth Acevedo, “Bless Me, Ultima” by Rudolfo Anaya, “Like Water for Chocolate” by Laura Esquivel, “Love in the Time of Cholera” by Gabriel García Márquez, “Olga Dies Dreaming” by Xochitl Gonzalez, “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao” by Junot Díaz, and “Solito: A Memoir” by Javier Zamora.
Hispanic Engineer magazine editors are currently reading “The Hacienda” by Isabel Cañas, “Clap When You Land” by Elizabeth Acevedo, “Don Quixote” by Miguel de Cervantes, “Family Lore” by Elizabeth Acevedo, “How the García Girls Lost Their Accents” by Julia Alvarez, “With the Fire on High” by Elizabeth Acevedo, “Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe” by Benjamin Alire Sáenz, “Caramelo” by Sandra Cisneros, “Dominicana” by Angie Cruz, “Drown” by Junot Díaz, and “Esperanza Rising” by Pam Muñoz Ryan.
A great evening at @PoliticsProse in DC supporting the release of her new book Defectors: The Rise of the Latino Far Right and What It Means for America by the great author and friend @paoramos.
Go buy the book y’all! pic.twitter.com/nGhdTOmt8q
— Matt Urquijo (@IAmMatthewU) October 4, 2024
30 books by Latin American/US Latine authors, one for each day of #LatineHertitageMonth. Book Rec, Day 20: The Book of Unknown Americans, by Cristina Henriquez. pic.twitter.com/eMJeJxCS0F
— Bryan Betancur (@BetancurBryan) October 3, 2024
Via @delosLAtimes: De Los Reads: Paola Santos' 'How to Eat a Mango' and other Latino authors we're reading in October https://t.co/kOep2xvxBe
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) October 4, 2024
Honor Hispanic Heritage Month by introducing students to books with Latino characters that highlight culture, history, and pride. Let’s make our classrooms a place where every voice is heard and valued! https://t.co/TwEwcjx6VU#HispanicHeritageMonth #LatinoVoices pic.twitter.com/hpHdUND2dE
— Common Sense Education (@CommonSenseEd) October 4, 2024
Just finished reading Isabel y Pedro en su País Nuevo—a beautiful story about courage and new beginnings! This book is perfect for children adapting to life in a new country. Know a librarian or organization that supports immigrant families? Tag them below!#kidlit pic.twitter.com/cHoxJAjPjJ
— Liliana Lopez (@thelilianalopez) October 8, 2024
Just arrived – These bilingual bundles of contemporary Latin American fiction from Charco Press. I wish we had 20 presses like @CharcoPress dedicated to translating hard literature from our continent that the commercial presses don't even know how to read. pic.twitter.com/opkDaSVYmv
— Luis Othoniel Rosa (@LuisOthonielR) October 4, 2024
30 books by Latin American/US Latine authors, one for each day of #LatineHertitageMonth. Book Rec, Day 24: Infinite Country, by @patricia_engel pic.twitter.com/7DKHfp6Zfl
— Bryan Betancur (@BetancurBryan) October 7, 2024
"My Chicano Heart is a beautifully crafted collection that invites readers into a world where love is as complex as the characters who experience it."
—Latino Book Review https://t.co/DgJIHhOzEn #shortstories #LatineHeritageMonth #LatinxHeritageMonth #LatinxFiles #SundayReads pic.twitter.com/iTZ0BQs1FU— Daniel A. Olivas (he/him) (@olivasdan) October 6, 2024
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