books by Arte Publico Press     books:       Zoot Suit and Other Plays3 reviews Luis Valdez Arte Publico Press, 1992 Let these plays inspire you to study Chicano history. Reproduced are three plays by influential Chicano director/playwright Luis Valdez. They are "Zoot Suit," "Bandido!" and "I Don't Have to Show You No Stinking Badges!" Included is a 14-pg. introduction to Valdez's creative history by Univ. of Calif. theater scholar Jorge Huerta. I first met Valdez and his wife in San Francisco after a preview of the revised "Badges!" in March of 1990. I was ...             Versos Sencillos: Simple Verses (Recovering the Us Hispanic Literary Heritage)3 reviews Jose Marti, Manuel A. Tellechea Arte Publico Press, 1997 A New Side of Jose Marti The thing that struck me about this book is that i always thought of Jose Marti as a sort of revolutionary firebrand. Reading this book, however, I realized what a strong spiritual connection he had with the universe. The poetry is what you would expect from a spiritual teacher like the Dalai Lama. This poetry demonstrates an aspect of Jose Marti's character I never before appreciated.             ...y no se lo tragó la tierra / ...And the Earth Did Not Devour Him13 reviews Tomás Rivera Arte Publico Press, 1987 A interesting book 1A - Laura C. I really loved to read this book because it help me to understand the difficult times the mexican-americans passed through. While I read this book I identified myself with it. I think the writer of the book did a wonderful job because through this book he let people know how important the challenges in your life are. They help you to become better everyday and inspire other ...             George Washington Gomez: A Mexicotexan Novel6 reviews Americo Paredes Arte Publico Press, 1990 A pivotal read in Texican American literature Most readers know Americo Paredes as the great folklorist that he was. Because his book George Washington Gomez was not published in the late 1930's when Paredes wrote it, only a rough draft version was released shortly before he died. To me, this version of Texas historical fiction along the valley border presents a side to Mexican American settlement that few other books reveal. I find ...             The Account: Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca's Relacion (Recovering the Us Hispanic Literary Heritage)9 reviews Alvar Nunez Cabeza De Vaca Arte Publico Press, 1993 Walking naked across Texas Texas history begins n 1528, when a hurricane sank a Spanish ship off the coast of Galveston Island. Four survivors washed up naked on the shore, including Governor Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca and the black man, Estebano, who had been the slave of one of the drowned men. Thus begins one of the most remarkable adventures in history. This book is Cabeza de Vaca's first person account of his ...             Black Cuban, Black American: A Memoir (Recovering the Us Hispanic Literary Heritage)2 reviews Evelio Grillo Arte Publico Press, 2000 Lively, superbly written and presented autobiography Black Cuban, Black American is the informative and engaging memoir of Evelio Grillo's life growing up in Ybor City (now part of Tampa, Florida). Evelio experienced the complexities and difficulties of life in a horse-and-buggy society demarcated by both racial and linguistic lines. Evelio goes on to reveal how he was absorbed into the African-American community as he grew to adulthood during the ...             Chicano!: The History of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement (Hispanic Civil Rights)1 review Francisco A. Rosales Arte Publico Press, 1997 The long awaited book on Chicano history is finally here! Chicano!: The History of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement records with power the history of chicana/os in the U.S. from various vantage points: sociology, literature, anthropology, statistics, etc. This work textualizes the trauma experienced by Mexican American peoples attempting to assert an individual and collective identity in the land that was once theirs--Aztlan--and which ...             Viaje a la tierra del abuelo1 review Mario Bencastro Arte Publico Press, 2004 Great for Students and those refreshing their Spanish As a friend of the author I'm not totally unbiased, but looking at the work on its own merits, I am impressed. For me, as an Anglo with ties to the Hispanic community, I found Mr. Bencastro's eloquent description of the Hispanic identity crisis in America particularly enlightening. Besides that, it's a pretty good story. Lastly, as I read it, I couldn't help but wish that it had been around ...             The Squatter and the Don (Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage)7 reviews Maria Amparo Ruiz De Burton Arte Publico Press, 1997 Great Critical Introduction by Rosaura Sánchez and Beatrice Pita The Recovery Project of Arte Públio Press was instrumental in our contemporary knowledge of this book. Though published in 1885, the text had not been acknowledged. Sánchez's and Pita's introduction is very detailed, and provides a lot of contextual information that the Modern Library edition does not provide. Arte Público Press is the greatest publisher of US Latino literature, and the Press ...             The Real Billy the Kid: With New Light on the Lincoln County War (Recovering the Us Hispanic Literary ...2 reviews Miguel Antonio Otero Arte Publico Press, 1998 This may be the best book on Billy the Kid Many books have been written about Billy the Kid and his exploits in New Mexico's Lincoln County War. Virtually all of these books, however, have relied on the same basic source of information, that being Pat Garrett's "The Authentic Life of Billy the Kid." Garrett, of course, was the man who killed Billy, and his book was written in part to justify the manner in which he had dispatched the ...             Song of the Hummingbird12 reviews Graciela Limon Arte Publico Press, 1996 Song of the Hummingbird This is an excellent book, great reading and an amazing insight to the Aztec Culture and what they went through went Mexico was invaded by the Spanish Conquistadors.             Divided Borders: Essays on Puerto Rican Identity1 review Juan Flores Arte Publico Press, 1993 Multiculturalism as a means for counterhegemonic measures. Juan Flores, using an exquisite prose, treats us throuh a series of separate essays dialectically united about the puertorrican culture and identity "crisis". The book is a firm statement against cultural nationalism, cultural "hispanofilia", and other purist visions inside the puertorrican culture context. It extends the puertorrican culture to those living in the states, taking as close ...             The Brick People1 review Alejandro Morales Arte Publico Press, 1988 A good history of California This book is one that I am having my Spanish 2 class read. It is a great source of the history of California in the 19th to 20th century and it has a lot of detail about migrants. I enjoyed the stories of the families and how they interacted with one another. I think the book flows nicely but there were a few loose ends that I think could have been wrapped up more thoroughly.             Magda's Tortillas / Las Tortillas De Magda1 review Becky Chavarria-Chairez Arte Publico Press, 2000 Excellent children's bilingual book This book is an excellent children's book with both cultural and social viewpoints expressed in both Spanish and English. An excellent choice for any child's library.             Rain of Gold103 reviews Victor Villasenor Arte Publico Press, 1991 Rain of Gold I am a 57 year old gringo living in Southern Arizona and received this book from a friend of mine who is related to the author. I did not expect much and the beginning had me wondering if I would make it through all 500+ pages of small print. It did not take very long for me to realize that this book was well above ordinary. Prior to reading this book, I personally had gotten the most enjoyment ...             Nilda4 reviews Nicholasa Mohr Arte Publico Press, 1985 An engaging look at growing up Puerto Rican in New York N. Mohr's story of a young girl Puerto Rican girl growing up in New York, provides a poignant, often funny look at some of the issues faced by Boricuas living in the U.S. Issues such as race, religion, and machismo are all treated in the work. In fact, one of the distinguishing characteristics of this book is the manner in which such potentially sensitive issues are treated.             Silent Dancing: A Partial Remembrance of a Puerto Rican Childhood6 reviews Judith Ortiz Cofer Arte Publico Press, 1990 If you haven't read it yet, get it now! In a seemling easy narrative of remembrance, Ortiz Cofer brillantly weaves in dense yet accessible political thought on the relationship between the colonizer and the colonized through her literary genius: her keen use of metaphor. Ortiz Cofer's outloud conversational tone is engaging and unintimidating even in the face of the deep issues she raises and the hard questions she subtly yet ...             Two Badges: The Lives Of Mona Ruiz9 reviews Mona Ruiz, Geoff Boucher Arte Publico Press, 2005 Need more. I am an English teacher at Santa Ana Valley High School, in Santa Ana, CA. Ms Ruiz spoke at Valley several years ago. Her presentation was as memorable as her book, "Two Badges." I bought three copies the day of her presentation, I have since bought ten more. My students love the book. Young men and young women, alike. They relate, and it is such a strong story with a postive, true life ...             Who Would Have Thought It? (Recovering the Us Hispanic Literary Heritage)2 reviews Maria Amparo Ruiz De Burton, Rosaura Sanchez Arte Publico Press, 1995 Entertaining view of Civil War, gender, and class conflicts. Who Would Have Thought It? by Maria Amparo Ruiz de Burton, re-released by Arte Publico Press in 1995, is an entertaining examination of the Civil War, gender and class conflicts during the 1860's in the United States. The story begins when Lola, a young Spanish girl whose mother has recently died, comes to live in New England with the Norval family. While Mrs. Norval is not interested in the ...             Lucas Guevara (Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage)2 reviews Alirio Diaz Guerra Arte Publico Press, 2003 A sharp and biting criticism of "American Dream" propaganda Lucas Guevara is the English translation of the first Spanish-language novel of immigration to the United States. Written by Colombian emigre Alirio Diaz Guerra, and originally published in 1914, it tells of Lucas Guevara, a man who arrived in a country filled with selfishness, poverty, greed, and the pleasures of the flesh. Succumbing to the criminality surrounding him and within his own soul, ...              search for books abuelo, account, american, borders, chicano, childhood, dancing, divided, guevara, heritage, hispanic, history, hummingbird, identity, lincoln, literary, mexican, mexicotexan, movement, partial, recovering, relacion, remembrance, rights, sencillos, squatter, thought, tortillas, verses, washington books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen VHS: Labyrinth (1999) leave a comment home  impressum - about us