| Description |
viii, 204 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Camino del sol |
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Camino del sol.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-204). |
| Contents |
My week as a Mexican -- On family and culture -- A star of David -- Found in translation -- 9/11 -- The woman who loved water. |
| Summary |
"This book is a collection of personal essays by esteemed Chicana writer and gifted storyteller Kathleen Alcala. Loosely linked by an exploration of the many meanings of "family," these essays move in a broad arc from the stories and experiences of those close to her to those whom she wonders about, like Andrea Yates, a mother who drowned her children. In the process of digging and sifting, she is frequently surprised by what she unearths. Her family, she discovers, were Jewish refugees from the Spanish Inquisition who took on the trappings of Catholicism in order to survive." "Although the essays are in many ways personal, they are also universal. When she examines her family history, she is encouraging us to inspect our own families, too. When she investigates a family secret, she is supporting our own search for meaning. And when she writes that being separated from our indigenous culture is "a form of illiteracy," we know exactly what she means."--Jacket. |
| Subject |
Alcalá, Kathleen, 1954-
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Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
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Mexican American women authors -- Biography.
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Alcalá, Kathleen, 1954- (OCoLC)fst00298550
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Authors, American. (OCoLC)fst00821764
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Mexican American women authors. (OCoLC)fst01200836
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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| Genre/Form |
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Alcalá, Kathleen, 1954- Desert remembers my name. Tucson : University of Arizona Press, ©2007 (OCoLC)608033455 |
| ISBN |
9780816526260 (hardcover ; alk. paper) |
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0816526265 (hardcover ; alk. paper) |
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9780816526277 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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0816526273 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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