Focused on the appropriation of John Dewey’s ideas on progressive education in revolutionary Mexico, this book reconsiders the interpretation and application of Dewey’s ideas in the world. Rodriguez e
A former gang member and author of the National Book Award-winning Concrete River shares his inspiring, inspirational tale of breaking free from his violent surrogate family, using the work of Joseph
Tia Chucha Press started twenty-five years ago in Chicago with the publication of Luis J. Rodriguez’s first book, Poems Across the Pavement. As founder/editor of the Press, Rodriguez has sincepublishe
Are you a substitute teacher in need of some classroom management advice? Or maybe you are someone who aids in the classroom and would like to help with classroom management. In either case, your solu
In a harrowing journey from drugged-out gang member to one of the most revered figures in Chicano literature and American letters, Luis J. Rodriguez continues the remarkable story of his bestselling m
By age twelve, Luis Rodriguez was a veteran of East L.A. gang warfare. Lured by a seemingly invincible gang culture, he witnessed countless shootings, beatings, and arrests, then watched with increasi
By age twelve, Luis Rodriguez was a veteran of East L.A. gang warfare. Lured by a seemingly invincible gang culture, he witnessed countless shootings, beatings, and arrests, then watched with increa
Growing up on the streets of East L.A., Luis Rodriguez narrowly escaped a serious jail term and then struggled to overcome his powerful addiction to heroin and alcohol. Eventually, Rodriguez embarke
Hundreds of thousands of readers came to know Luis J. RodrIguez through his fearless classic, Always Running, which chronicled his early life as a young Chicano gang member surviving the dangerous str
Every ten years, political representation in the U.S. House of Representatives is redistributed among the fifty states. The process recently began anew with the 2010 census, in which the nation's pop
In a stunning literary achievement -- with a power and scope reminiscent of John Steinbeck -- Luis J. Rodriguez captures the soul of a community in this epic novel about love, family, workers' rights,
By age twelve, Luis Rodriguez was a veteran of East L.A. gang warfare. Lured by a seemingly invincible gang culture, he witnessed countless shootings, beatings, and arrests, then watched with increas
My Nature Is Hunger is the first poetry collection in five years by the major award-winning Latino author, Luis Rodriguez. It includes selections from his previous books, Poems Across the Pavement, T
Hearts and Hands deals with many of the difficult issues addressed in Luis Rodriguez’s memoir of gang life, Always Running, but with a focus on healing through community building. Empowered by his exp
From the award-winning author of Always Running comes a brilliant collection of short stories about life in East Los Angeles. Whether hilariously capturing the voice of a philosophizing limo driver wh
Ya sea en la comiquÍsima y filosofaclora voz de un chÓfer de limusina cuyo sueÑo es mejorar su grupo amateur de "rap-metal" en "Mi Carro, Mi RevoluciÓ", o en la diatriba en forma
Hearts and Hands deals with many of the difficult issues addressed in Luis Rodriguez’s memoir of gang life, Always Running, but with a focus on healing through community building. Empowered by his exp
Trochemoche, "helterskelter" in Spanish, expresses the turmoil of the barrio and explores recovery and personal growth, ways of knowledge, revolution, and the power of poetry. In the cadence of strug
