Latino Sun, Rising: Our Spanish-Speaking U.S. World
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| Rating | : | 4.27 (586 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1585446378 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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brand new I received this book still in the plastic and was very satisfied with my purchase.
The book will also advance discussion of the way in which early Mexican American autobiography, like much ethnic literature, contains a social critique that sheds light on the longstanding relationship between autobiography and the Latin American testimonio traditionwell-conceived, clearly organized, and lucidly written.”--Louis Mendoza, Associate Professor of English, University of Texas-San Antonio. World will make a contribution to the emerging field of autobiographical/memoir essays and testimonios in U.S. I believe that this collection of essays will be a welcome contribution to the growing body of book-length collection of essays about Latino cultural and public life that are both autobiographical as well as social and political in nature. Latina/o literature. “Latino Sun Rising: Our Spanish-Speaking U.S
By vividly recreating his parents’ generation as well as his own, Marco Portales encourages readers to consider Latino progress since the days of his happy youth during the Eisenhower fifties, years that coalesced into the gradual but steady unfurling of his ethnic consciousness.Working within a traditional Aztec framework of suns” or days, Portales looks through the window of individual life onto the morning” (sol naciente) of growing up as a minority member of American society, the noontime” (sol ardiente) of private adult life and the transmission of identity to a new generation, and the full heat of afternoon (sol radiante), when public business is done and the larger polity is addressed.In the compelling details of a life truly livedand a balanced, lively intellect that articulates itself in a society that often asks people such as him to choose between their American and Mexican identitiesPortales inscribes himself into his people’s experience. Latinos.. Now that Latinos are the most numerous ethnic minority in the United