Author: Rick P. Rivera
Publisher: Arte Publico Press
ISBN: 9781611921441
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Rick RiveraÍs first novel charts the sometimes hilarious, sometimes bitter-sweet saga of growing up in two cultures with the American Dream as a guiding light. In a series of poignant vignettes, the reader follows Ricky CoronadoÍs search for identitya search made more difficult by the specter of his fatherÍs suicide and the pressures placed upon him by his strong-willed mother. The narrator is a quiet but mischievous boy who retells the antics of his close-knit and often eccentric family. The amusing adventures of the clan include his stepfatherÍs proposal to his mother, visits to the psychiatrist and the comic misconstruction of Catholic catechism by well-meaning nuns. In his journey of self-discovery that harkens to the pioneer work of Oscar Zeta AcostaÍs Brown Buffalo adventures, Ricky comes to the same solution that generations of hyphenated Americans have reached: the painful but rewarding creation of a new self that combines elements of both ethnic realities.
A Fabricated Mexican
Author: Rick P. Rivera
Publisher: Arte Publico Press
ISBN: 9781611921441
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Rick RiveraÍs first novel charts the sometimes hilarious, sometimes bitter-sweet saga of growing up in two cultures with the American Dream as a guiding light. In a series of poignant vignettes, the reader follows Ricky CoronadoÍs search for identitya search made more difficult by the specter of his fatherÍs suicide and the pressures placed upon him by his strong-willed mother. The narrator is a quiet but mischievous boy who retells the antics of his close-knit and often eccentric family. The amusing adventures of the clan include his stepfatherÍs proposal to his mother, visits to the psychiatrist and the comic misconstruction of Catholic catechism by well-meaning nuns. In his journey of self-discovery that harkens to the pioneer work of Oscar Zeta AcostaÍs Brown Buffalo adventures, Ricky comes to the same solution that generations of hyphenated Americans have reached: the painful but rewarding creation of a new self that combines elements of both ethnic realities.
Publisher: Arte Publico Press
ISBN: 9781611921441
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Rick RiveraÍs first novel charts the sometimes hilarious, sometimes bitter-sweet saga of growing up in two cultures with the American Dream as a guiding light. In a series of poignant vignettes, the reader follows Ricky CoronadoÍs search for identitya search made more difficult by the specter of his fatherÍs suicide and the pressures placed upon him by his strong-willed mother. The narrator is a quiet but mischievous boy who retells the antics of his close-knit and often eccentric family. The amusing adventures of the clan include his stepfatherÍs proposal to his mother, visits to the psychiatrist and the comic misconstruction of Catholic catechism by well-meaning nuns. In his journey of self-discovery that harkens to the pioneer work of Oscar Zeta AcostaÍs Brown Buffalo adventures, Ricky comes to the same solution that generations of hyphenated Americans have reached: the painful but rewarding creation of a new self that combines elements of both ethnic realities.
How Did You Get To Be Mexican
Author: Kevin Johnson
Publisher: Temple University Press
ISBN: 1592138187
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
A readable account of a life spent in the borderlands between racial identity.
Publisher: Temple University Press
ISBN: 1592138187
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
A readable account of a life spent in the borderlands between racial identity.
Chicano Folklore
Author: Rafaela Castro
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780195146394
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Originally published under title: Dictionary of Chicano folklore. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, c2000.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780195146394
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Originally published under title: Dictionary of Chicano folklore. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, c2000.
Chicken Soup for the Latino Soul
Author: Jack Canfield
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1453279547
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Inspiring, heartwarming and humorous, this special story collection celebrates Latino life and community across the country.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1453279547
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Inspiring, heartwarming and humorous, this special story collection celebrates Latino life and community across the country.
Mexicanos
Author: Manuel G. Gonzales
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253353688
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
Newly revised and updated, Mexicanos tells the rich and vibrant story of Mexicans in the United States. Emerging from the ruins of Aztec civilization and from centuries of Spanish contact with indigenous people, Mexican culture followed the Spanish colonial frontier northward and put its distinctive mark on what became the southwestern United States. Shaped by their Indian and Spanish ancestors, deeply influenced by Catholicism, and tempered by an often difficult existence, Mexicans continue to play an important role in U.S. society, even as the dominant Anglo culture strives to assimilate them. Thorough and balanced, Mexicanos makes a valuable contribution to the understanding of the Mexican population of the United States—a growing minority who are a vital presence in 21st-century America.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253353688
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
Newly revised and updated, Mexicanos tells the rich and vibrant story of Mexicans in the United States. Emerging from the ruins of Aztec civilization and from centuries of Spanish contact with indigenous people, Mexican culture followed the Spanish colonial frontier northward and put its distinctive mark on what became the southwestern United States. Shaped by their Indian and Spanish ancestors, deeply influenced by Catholicism, and tempered by an often difficult existence, Mexicans continue to play an important role in U.S. society, even as the dominant Anglo culture strives to assimilate them. Thorough and balanced, Mexicanos makes a valuable contribution to the understanding of the Mexican population of the United States—a growing minority who are a vital presence in 21st-century America.
Life After Gravity
Author: Patricia Fara
Publisher:
ISBN: 0198841027
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
"Presents Newton as a wealthy, ambitious Londoner with international connections, challenging the prevailing view of Newton as a solitary, reclusive genius. A unique narrative structure based on a Hogarth's painting 'The Indian Emperor', incorporating iconographic evidence to identify Newton as a participant in aristocratic metropolitan circles. Relates Newton and his science to Britain's imperial networks and the African slave trade, exposing Britain's greatest scientific hero as a participant in global trading based on slavery"--Publisher's description
Publisher:
ISBN: 0198841027
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
"Presents Newton as a wealthy, ambitious Londoner with international connections, challenging the prevailing view of Newton as a solitary, reclusive genius. A unique narrative structure based on a Hogarth's painting 'The Indian Emperor', incorporating iconographic evidence to identify Newton as a participant in aristocratic metropolitan circles. Relates Newton and his science to Britain's imperial networks and the African slave trade, exposing Britain's greatest scientific hero as a participant in global trading based on slavery"--Publisher's description
Life and Public Services of Edwin M. Stanton
Author: George Congdon Gorham
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cabinet officers
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cabinet officers
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
Harvard Latino Law Review
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hispanic Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 958
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hispanic Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 958
Book Description
The Catholic Library World
Author: John M. O'Loughlin
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catholic libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catholic libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
Four Worlds of Writing
Author:
Publisher: Ingram
ISBN: 9780536611079
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 572
Book Description
Publisher: Ingram
ISBN: 9780536611079
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 572
Book Description