Latino Sun, Rising: Our Spanish-Speaking U.S. World
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| Rating | : | 4.88 (590 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1585446378 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-02 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Latina/o literature. I believe that this collection of essays will be a welcome contribution to the growing body of book-length collection of essays about Latino cultural and public life that are both autobiographical as well as social and political in nature. The book will also advance discussion of the way in which early Mexican American autobiography, like much ethnic literature, contains a social critique that sheds light on the longstanding relationship between autobiography and the Latin American testimonio traditionwell-conceived, clearly organized, and lucidly written.”--Louis Mendoza, Associate Professor of English, University of Texas-San Antonio. World will make a contribution to the emerging field of autobiographical/memoir essays and testimonios in U.S. “Latino Sun Rising: Our Spanish-Speaking U.S
"brand new" according to Kristen M. Breton. I received this book still in the plastic and was very satisfied with my purchase.
At the same time, he remains fully awareand helps raise our awarenessthat no one person’s story can embody and represent the ancestral histories and the great worth and potential of all U.S. Latinos.. Marco Portales knows; his life has been lived under that rising sun.On the beach at Corpus Christi, in class at SUNY-Buffalo, waiting tables in Chicago, traveling to London, teaching at Berkeley, raising a family near NASA headquarters in HoustonPortales gives readers a view of the private world and public significance of Latinos. Now that Latinos are the most numerous ethnic minority in the United States and a growing part of the middle and professional classes, a Mexican American educator takes stock. Latinos can see that their sun is rising. By vividly recreating his parents’ generation as well as his own, Marco Portales encourages readers to consider Latin