Celebrating Latin American Heritage

Crux

A Cross-border Memoir

by Guerrero, Jean

Book - 2018

In this powerful and haunting multi-generational family story that crosses the U.S.-Mexico border in both time and space, Guerrero tries to understand her father's life and her complicated relationship with him. In this powerful and haunting multi-generational family story that crosses the U.S.-Mexico border in both time and space, Guerrero tries to understand her father's life and her complicated relationship with him. Show less

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¡Cuéntamelo!

Testimonios de Inmigrantes Latinos LGBT / Oral Histories by LGBT Latino Immigrants

by Juliana Delgado Lopera

eBook - 2017

Oral histories and illustrations document the experience of LGBTQ-Latinx immigrants who arrived in the U.S. during the 80s and 90s. Oral histories and illustrations document the experience of LGBTQ-Latinx immigrants who arrived in the U.S. during the 80s and 90s. Show less

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Dear America

Notes of An Undocumented Citizen

by Vargas, Jose Antonio

Downloadable Audiobook - 2018

Three years after winning the Pulitzer Prize, Vargas publicly disclosed his undocumented status, at great risk to his career and safety. Here, he reflects on citizenship and identity in an age of global migration. Three years after winning the Pulitzer Prize, Vargas publicly disclosed his undocumented status, at great risk to his career and safety. Here, he reflects on citizenship and identity in an age of global migration. Show less

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Every Day We Get More Illegal

by Herrera, Juan Felipe

Book - 2020

Written during and immediately after Herrera's 2015-17 term as U.S. Poet Laureate, this collection — intimate, compelling, reflective, unflinching and hopeful — both challenges and celebrates the American dream. Written during and immediately after Herrera's 2015-17 term as U.S. Poet Laureate, this collection — intimate, compelling, reflective, unflinching and hopeful — both challenges and celebrates the American dream. Show less

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Guillotine

Poems

by Corral, Eduardo C.

Book - 2020

Longlisted for the 2020 National Book Award and winner of the 2021 Lambda Literary Award for poetry, Corral's beguiling and devastating second collection traverses literal and metaphorical landscapes of pain, loss, transition and survival. Longlisted for the 2020 National Book Award and winner of the 2021 Lambda Literary Award for poetry, Corral's beguiling and devastating second collection traverses literal and metaphorical landscapes of pain, loss, transition and survival. Show less

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Native Country of the Heart

A Memoir

by Moraga, Cherríe

Downloadable Audiobook - 2019

Feminist scholar, playwright and editor Moraga has been advocating for the stories of women of color for decades. In this memoir, she tells her own and her mother's. Feminist scholar, playwright and editor Moraga has been advocating for the stories of women of color for decades. In this memoir, she tells her own and her mother's. Show less

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Nepantla Familias

An Anthology of Mexican American Literature on Families in Between Worlds

Book - 2021

In this stunning new anthology, both emerging and established Mexican American writers explore how families experience the in-between places: in time, space, language, tradition, gender, life and death. In this stunning new anthology, both emerging and established Mexican American writers explore how families experience the in-between places: in time, space, language, tradition, gender, life and death. Show less

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Once I Was You

A Memoir of Love and Hate in A Torn America

by Hinojosa, Maria

Book - 2020

Award-winning journalist and Futuro Media founder Hinojosa weaves her own life story and her three decades of investigative journalism together with a hard-hitting study of the history and current state of U.S. immigration policy. Award-winning journalist and Futuro Media founder Hinojosa weaves her own life story and her three decades of investigative journalism together with a hard-hitting study of the history and current state of U.S. immigration policy. Show less

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Stranger

The Challenge of A Latino Immigrant in the Trump Era

by Ramos, Jorge

Downloadable Audiobook - 2018

Winner of eight Emmys, one of Time's 2015 "World's Most Influential People," and one of the most respected voices in media, Jorge Ramos opens up about the challenges of his immigrant experience in this thoughtful and personal memoir. Winner of eight Emmys, one of Time's 2015 "World's Most Influential People," and one of the most respected voices in media, Jorge Ramos opens up about the challenges of his immigrant experience in this thoughtful and personal memoir. Show less

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The Undocumented Americans

by Cornejo Villavicencio, Karla

eBook - 2020

Part oral history, part memoir and researched and written in the days immediately after the 2016 election, Cornejo Villavicencio recounts traveling across the U.S. listening to the stories of other undocumented immigrants. Part oral history, part memoir and researched and written in the days immediately after the 2016 election, Cornejo Villavicencio recounts traveling across the U.S. listening to the stories of other undocumented immigrants. Show less

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The Weight of Shadows

A Memoir of Immigration & Displacement

by Orduna, José

Book - 2016

Chronicling his own experience with the machinery of naturalization in the post-9/11 U.S., Orduna places the history and current state of immigration policy in the context of the individuals whose lives those policies impact. Chronicling his own experience with the machinery of naturalization in the post-9/11 U.S., Orduna places the history and current state of immigration policy in the context of the individuals whose lives those policies impact. Show less

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