mexican americans

Fifteen-year-old Sonny Bravo moves with his mother and her new husband to an apartment complex called The Flowers where he becomes caught up in the lives of his neighbors, and tries to do what he can to ease the racial tensions that threaten to destroy all of them.

Contains poems selected from three previous collections by Latino poet Luis Rodriguez, published between 1989 and 1998, and includes twenty-six new works.

Examines the life of Cesar Chavez, a Mexican American labor leader who helped achieve justice for migrant farm workers by creating a union to protect their rights.

A collection of eleven short fiction stories by Lorraine Lopez.

Rita Zapata's dream of escaping the mean streets of East Los Angeles come true when she attaches herself to Billy, an enigmatic, passionate fighter from Mexico who takes her along on his road to the top.

Presents a trio of interlocking stories about three men-- Roberto Silva, a down-sized bank security guard, his co-worker Gus Hernandez, and 1960s poet Silver Mendez-- who are tying to survive on the streets of Oakland.

The author, a disadvantaged Mexican American, writes of feelings of alienation from his family as he learned English and earned a Ph.D.

Sammy Santos and Juliana Rios live amongst the racism, discrimination, and everyday violence during the Vietnam years of the 1960s in a small town in Southern New Mexico.

Weaves the parallel stories of two Mexican-American families and two countries. Describes the volatile bootlegger who would become the author's father and the beautiful Lupe, his mother.

This new edition of a classic novel about the migrant worker experience recounts the experiences of a Mexican-American community through the eyes of a young boy. Forced to leave their home in search of work, the migrants are exploited by farmers, shopkeepers, and even other Mexican Americans, and the boy must forge his identity in the face of exploitation, death and disease, constant moving, and conflicts with school officials.