Uprooted: Braceros in Hermanos Mayo Lens serves as a double introduction: first, to a photographic collection that was the pioneer of modern photojournalism in Mexico, and second, to Mexican images o
When Lee Gomez, a former Mexican government official convicted of murder, is sprung from a south Texas jail, the lawmen of Klail City have their hands full. No one is more concerned than Chief Inspect
Giuseppe Rocco, an Italian immigrant, raises himself from nothing to immense wealth and political influence in northern California through his self-made scavenger business and a series of shrewd land
The second installment in Rolando Hinojosa's acclaimed Klail City Death Trip Series returns to South Texas, where Mexicans and Anglos share an uneasy coexistence. Don Aureliano Mora waits three years
Presents a collection of stories about young girls who as Cuban immigrants to the United States grow in confidence and spirit as they confront painful challenges, meeting them head-on.
Angry and troubled when his alcoholic father abandons the family, high school senior Tyrone gives up his plans to become an engineer, drops out of school, and takes a full-time job, refusing help from
Second-grader Flaca investigates three mysteries, from her missing flip flop, to who put a food she is allergic to in her lunch, to how she will find her dancing ability before performing salsa at her
Flor enjoyed her two-week trip to Mexico, though she's glad to be back at school. But when she tries to pull her homework out of her backpack, she's shocked to feel a cold hand clutching hers. Thinkin
Born of a Spaniard and a mixed-race woman, young Concepcion Benavidez was apprenticed as a scribe to a convent. At nineteen, she escapes and is captured in the siege of Vera Cruz in 1683. She unexpect
On the way back from the bodega, Sofia is drawn into a life-like mural of Old San Juan where she dances, sings, and conquers her fear of the vejigante before being called back to the barrio by her mot
Raised on the bank of the Rio Grande in South Texas, acclaimed author Rolando Hinojosa attended Mexican and American schools as a child and has lived in both cultures throughout his life. His schoolin
