West Side businesses highlight local culture, community on Small Business Saturday

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Pina said the bookstore, which celebrated its third anniversary this year, was created to raise literacy rates on the West Side. “It’s a desert for books. It’s a desert for literature. And we are in between three inner-city schools,” Pina said. “And so we have lots of students in our community, and we need it.”“You can go to these big box stores and do we see our representation on the shelves? Not all the time,” Pina said. “So here at the Latino bookstore, we offer Indigenous, Chicano, and Afro-Latino books and titles on our shelves only.

Author Deborah Quetzpal Vasquez said she encourages people to shop locally during Small Business Saturday to support other local vendors, adding that having her books in the local bookstore has made a big difference in her life. “This is their paycheck, “she said.” It really makes a difference on whether or not they’re successful for this year.”Devan Karp is a GMSA reporter. Originally from Houston, Devan fell in love with local journalism after Hurricane Harvey inundated his community and reporters from around the state came to help. He earned a Bachelor's degree in Communication from Trinity University. Devan's thrilled to be back in San Antonio covering the people, culture and news.

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