George Washington Gómez
This classic novel about the struggles of Texas Mexicans to preserve their property, culture and identity in the face of Anglo-American migration to and dominance of the Rio Grande Valley is available for the first time in Spanish. Born in the early part of the twentieth century, George Washington Gómez is named after the American rebel and hero because his parents are certain their son will be a great man too. George, or Guálinto as he"s known, grows up in turbulent times. His Familia has lived for generations in what has become Texas. "I was born here. My father was born here and so was my...
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The Valley = Estampas del Valle
In these vignettes set in the fictional county of Belken along the Texas-Mexico border in the early to mid-twentieth century, Rolando Hinojosa sketches a landscape of Mexican Texans and Anglo Texans living side by side, in good times and bad. "The world"s a drugstore: you"ll find a little bit of just about everything, and it"s usually on sale, too. Belken County, Texas is part of the world, and so, it"s no different; its people are packaged in cellophane and they, too, come in all sizes, shapes and in a choice of colors. " Some are brave; others are craven. Some are sharp, and some are dull. Death...
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Klail City = Klail City y sus alrededores
Don Aureliano Mora waits three years for justice after his son, a World War II veteran, is murdered by a Belken County Deputy Sheriff. When the Anglo gets away with murder, Don Aureliano takes matters— in the shape of a crowbar— into his own hands, pulverizing the plaque in old Klail City Park that honors the town"s World War II vets. The younger generation has to fight for equality, too. The Texas Mexican boys playing high school football in Klail City didn"t get letter jackets, even though all of their Anglo peers did. And when the Mexican boys weren"t interested in hustling for the...
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Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage, Vol. IX
This volume of essays is the ninth in the series produced under the auspices of the Recovering the U. S. Hispanic Literary Heritage Project at the University of Houston. This ongoing and comprehensive program seeks to locate, identify, preserve and disseminate the literary contributions of U. S. Latinos from the Spanish Colonial Period to contemporary times. The thirteen essays included in this volume examine key topics relevant to the exploration of Hispanic literary production in the Estados Unidos, including cultural identity, land ownership, class and women"s issues. Originally presented at the...
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Bendición : the complete Poesía of Tato Laviera
Born in Puerto Rico but raised in New York City, Tato Laviera"s Poesía reflects his bilingual, bicultural Nuyorican existence while celebrating the universality of the human condition and his European, indigenous and African roots.
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Little nation and other stories
"I"m sick of you punks, " Micaela said. "And I"m warning you now. I"m going to get you for that murder! " In the title story, the Latino community in East L. A. suffers horrible gang-related violence. Children are killed in the crossfire and young people use and sell drugs. But the rape and murder of a 15-year-old girl is the last straw for Micaela Clemencia, a local teacher. With the help of other women in the neighborhood, Micaela keeps her promise to punish the murderer. And much to the dismay of the police and other city officials, the women take control of the barrio, their "little nation. "...
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Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage, Vol. IV
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Cuando México se re(apropia) de Texas: Ensayos = When Mexico Recaptures Texas: Essays
Los residentes en ambos lados del Río Grande, o el Río Bravo como se conoce en México, han sufrido una violencia atroz a medida que numerosos pueblos han buscado el control de la tierra. En 1836, en lo que hoy es Texas, una joven llamada Cynthia Ann Parker fue secuestrada por los comanches, quienes se comportaron "como vengativos traficantes de drogas", empalando, escalpando y castrando a sus víctimas. Afortunadamente, se le perdonó la vida y fue adoptada por la tribu, solo para ser "rescatada" veinte años después por los Texas Rangers. Hoy en día, los secuestros continúan en México.En esta amplia colección de 29 ensayos, la novelista y ensayista mexicana de renombre internacional, Carmen Boullosa, explora temas que unen y separan a estadounidenses y mexicanos, desde el siglo XIX hasta la actualidad. Los temas de la codicia y la barbarie son recurrentes.
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