Download or read book Mexicanos Hustle written by J Benjamin Sanders, Jr and published by Fawkes Press. This book was released on 2024-07-02 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Glenn Helka’s business has never been what you’d call lucrative. But chasing bond jumpers and following cheating spouses pays the bills. Most of the bills. Some of the time. Occasionally. When a woman drops a fat stack of cash on his desk to bring her wayward son home from Mexico, Glenn thinks he has it made. One tiny detail—the son is dead, and the local authorities are refusing to release his body. Was it the money or the haunting look on the face of the bereaved mother? Maybe it was Glenn’s barely functioning moral compass finally pointing true north. Or, in this case, south to Mexico where he takes on corrupt government officials, drug-dealing hitmen, and everything the desert can throw at him. Fans of Joe R. Lansdale’s Hap & Leonard series won’t want to miss Mexicanos Hustle, Southern Noir at its finest.
Download or read book Mexicanos Hustle written by J Benjamin Sanders and published by . This book was released on 2024-07-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Glenn Helka's business has never been what you'd call lucrative. But chasing bond jumpers and following cheating spouses pays the bills. Most of the bills. Some of the time. Occasionally. When a woman drops a fat stack of cash on his desk to bring her wayward son home from Mexico, Glenn thinks he has it made. One tiny detail-the son is dead, and the local authorities are refusing to release his body. Was it the money or the haunting look on the face of the bereaved mother? Maybe it was Glenn's barely functioning moral compass finally pointing true north. Or, in this case, south to Mexico where he takes on corrupt government officials, drug-dealing hitmen, and everything the desert can throw at him. Fans of Joe R. Lansdale's Hap & Leonard series won't want to miss Mexicanos Hustle, Southern Noir at its finest.
Download or read book Sacrifice and the Sweet Life written by David A. Ross and published by Open Books. This book was released on 2009-11-15 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A profound and disturbing collection of eight short stories, four poems and one vignette by award-winning author David A. Ross.
Download or read book Mexican WhiteBoy written by Matt de la Peña and published by Delacorte Press. This book was released on 2008-08-12 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newbery Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Matt de la Peña's Mexican WhiteBoy is a story of friendship, acceptance, and the struggle to find your identity in a world of definitions. Danny's tall and skinny. Even though he’s not built, his arms are long enough to give his pitch a power so fierce any college scout would sign him on the spot. Ninety-five mile an hour fastball, but the boy’s not even on a team. Every time he gets up on the mound he loses it. But at his private school, they don’t expect much else from him. Danny’ s brown. Half-Mexican brown. And growing up in San Diego that close to the border means everyone else knows exactly who he is before he even opens his mouth. Before they find out he can’t speak Spanish, and before they realize his mom has blond hair and blue eyes, they’ve got him pegged. But it works the other way too. And Danny’s convinced it’s his whiteness that sent his father back to Mexico. That’s why he’s spending the summer with his dad’s family. Only, to find himself, he may just have to face the demons he refuses to see--the demons that are right in front of his face. And open up to a friendship he never saw coming. Matt de la Peña's critically acclaimed novel is an intimate and moving story that offers hope to those who least expect it. "[A] first-rate exploration of self-identity."-SLJ "Unique in its gritty realism and honest portrayal of the complexities of life for inner-city teens...De la Peña poignantly conveys the message that, despite obstacles, you must believe in yourself and shape your own future."-The Horn Book Magazine "The baseball scenes...sizzle like Danny's fastball...Danny's struggle to find his place will speak strongly to all teens, but especially to those of mixed race."-Booklist "De la Peña blends sports and street together in a satisfying search for personal identity."-Kirkus Reviews "Mexican WhiteBoy...shows that no matter what obstacles you face, you can still reach your dreams with a positive attitude. This is more than a book about a baseball player--this is a book about life."-Curtis Granderson, New York Mets outfielder An ALA-YALSA Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults A Junior Library Guild Selection
Download or read book They All Want Magic written by Elizabeth De La Portilla and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2009-03-12 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Curanderas—traditional healers in Mexican culture—bridge the gaps between multiple planes of existence—spiritual and material, modern and pre-modern—dispensing medicinal herbs, prayers, and instruction. Elizabeth de la Portilla writes of the world and practices of San Antonio curanderas. As a scholar, an ethnographer, and a curandera in training, her parallel perspectives uniquely aid readers in understanding this subordinated culture. Retelling the stories various healers have shared, interpreting their answers to her probing questions, and describing the herbs and recipes they use in their arts, the author vividly illuminates the borderland context of San Antonio. Scholars and readers of anthropology, sociology, Chicana and Chicano studies, and women's studies will savor the many layers of meaning and application in They All Want Magic.
Download or read book Latino a Popular Culture written by Michelle Habell-Pallan and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2002-06 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "With stunning, eloquent, and insightful essays Latino/a Popular Culture offers the best guide to the cultural production of the largest group of people of color in the United States. The essays broaden both our knowledge of Latino/a cultural production and challenge the traditional paradigms of cultural and ethnic studies doing so through accessible, historically informed approaches." -Mary Pat Brady, Cornell University "Latino/a Popular Culture greatly contributes to the genres of both cultural studies and Latino studies. The editors exhort undergraduate and graduate students to continue looking at Latino/a popular coluture as "as site of invention, critique and pleasure" (p.16) since much work still needs to be done in this area." -Harvard Educational Review "The book provides an insight into the current struggles that Latinos who live in the norhern hemisphere face." -MELUS Latinos have become the largest ethnic minority group in the United States. While the presence of Latinos and Latinas in mainstream news and in popular culture in the United States buttresses the much-heralded Latin Explosion, the images themselves are often contradictory. In Latino/a Popular Culture, Habell-Pall n and Romero have brought together scholars from the humanities and social sciences to analyze representations of Latinidad in a diversity of genres - media, culture, music, film, theatre, art, and sports - that are emerging across the nation in relation to Chicanas, Chicanos, mestizos, Puerto Ricans, Caribbeans, Central Americans and South Americans, and Latinos in Canada. Contributors include Adrian Burgos, Jr., Luz Calvo, Arlene D vila, Melissa A. Fitch, Michelle Habell-Pall n, Tanya Kater Hern ndez, Josh Kun, Frances Negron-Muntaner, William A. Nericcio, Raquel Z. Rivera, Ana Patricia Rodrguez, Gregory Rodriguez, Mary Romero, Alberto Sandoval-S nchez, Christopher A. Shinn, Deborah R. Vargas, and Juan Velasco. Cover artwork "Layering the Decades" by Diane Gamboa, 2002, mixed media on paper, 11 X 8.5". Copyright 2001, Diane Gamboa. Printed with permission. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michelle Habell-Pall n is Assistant Professor in American Ethnic Studies at the University of Washington. Mary Romero is Professor of Justice Studies at Arizona University and a Carnegie Scholar with the Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Her books include Challenging Fronteras: Structuring Latina and Latino Lives in the U.S..
Download or read book L A Mexicano written by Bill Esparza and published by Prospect Park Books. This book was released on 2017-05-22 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richly photographed and authentically local, LA Mexicano showcases LA’s famously rich and complex Mexican-food culture, including recipes; profiles of chefs, bakers, restaurateurs, and vendors; and neighborhood guides. Part cookbook, part food journalism, and part love song to LA, it's the definitive resource for home cooks, hungry Angelenos, and food-loving visitors. With a foreword by Taco USA's Gustavo Arellano.
Download or read book Rosa Mexicano A Culinary Autobiography with 60 reciepies written by Josefina Howard and published by Viking, 1998. This book was released on 1998 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author presents sixty distinctive, authentic Mexican dishes, along with photographs and personal reminiscences
Download or read book Night Day Mexico City written by Pedro Romero and published by ASDavis Media Group. This book was released on 2007 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For discerning travelers, Night+Day Mexico City emphasizes the details that make the difference: the right hotel rooms to request, the best seat at restaurants, bars and clubs, and the prime time to be there, with equal billing for both nighttime and daytime activities. With signature sections include the 99 Best of the city, three unique Perfect Plan itineraries, the Cheat Sheet of essentials, Black Book index, Leaving Town recommendations and maps, Night+Day Mexico City is the essential guide for today's urbane traveler.
Download or read book White Racial Attitudes Toward Mexicanos in Texas 1821 1900 written by Arnoldo De León and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Peril and Intrigue Under El Sexto Sol written by Lorenzo Cano and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2021-01-26 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A MODERN-DAY STORY FILLED WITH SUSPENSE, HUMOR AND ROMANCE. PERIL AND INTRIGUE UNDER EL SEXTO SOL follows San Antonio, Texas Professor Tony Carranza and his cadre of students to Mexico City and smack into the final days of the presidential campaign of popular, reformist, indigenous candidate, Moctezuma Chacón. Suspecting that the death of one of Mexico’s ex-representatives to the United Nations was an assassination, Professor Carranza becomes a target by unknown assailants. Los Angeles Times reporter, Stacey Montemayor, arrives on the scene to cover the campaign and soon becomes embroiled along with Professor Carranza, the students, and a host of other patriotic Mexican activists seeking justice and democracy at all costs.
Download or read book The Hustle Code written by Marcos Orozco and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-11 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The intention of The Hustle Code book project is to inspire other Latinos to think bigger and reach higher than ever before. In this book, we peel back the curtains and share a unique point of view from 10 remarkable Latino role models as they write about their humble beginnings and the action they took to get them closer to their personal goals. Every story in this book is unique, yet they are similar in their message about personal challenges. Everyone faces obstacles and these authors are no different. The authors want to share what they do to get over the daily challenges that life puts in their way to test their will and character. We are now living in the most exciting times for all Latinos as we are growing in numbers and uniting towards a better future for our children regardless of what the media wants you to believe. We trust that you will enjoy and most importantly to take action and move towards what is possible. We thank you for your support and look forward to seeing you grow!
Download or read book The Romance of Democracy written by Matthew C. Gutmann and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2002-10-23 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An insider perspective on contemporary Mexico, this text examines the meaning of democracy in the lives of working-class residents in Mexico City in 2002. It provides a detailed, bottom-up exploration of what men and women think about national and neighbourhood democracy.
Download or read book The Chican Hip Hop Nation written by Pancho McFarland and published by MSU Press. This book was released on 2013-11-01 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The population of Mexican-origin peoples in the United States is a diverse one, as reflected by age, class, gender, sexuality, and religion. Far from antiquated concepts of mestizaje, recent scholarship has shown that Mexican@/Chican@ culture is a mixture of indigenous, African, and Spanish and other European peoples and cultures. No one reflects this rich blend of cultures better than Chican@ rappers, whose lyrics and iconography can help to deepen our understanding of what it means to be Chican@ or Mexican@ today. While some identify as Mexican mestizos, others identify as indigenous people or base their identities on their class and racial/ethnic makeup. No less significant is the intimate level of contact between Chican@s and black Americans. Via a firm theoretical foundation, Pancho McFarland explores the language and ethos of Chican@/Mexican@ hip hop and sheds new light on three distinct identities reflected in the music: indigenous/Mexica, Mexican nationalist/immigrant, and street hopper. With particular attention to the intersection of black and Chicano cultures, the author places exciting recent developments in music forms within the context of progressive social change, social justice, identity, and a new transnational, polycultural America.
Download or read book Mexican Life written by and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 984 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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