Waubonsee Community College

Latino boom, an anthology of U.S. Latino literature, [compiled by] John S. Christie, José B. Gonzalez

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

index present

non fiction

Latino boom

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[compiled by] John S. Christie, José B. Gonzalez

an anthology of U.S. Latino literature

pt. I. U.S. Latino literature : an overview -- 1. Latino narrative -- Choices of narrative style -- Popular Latino fiction -- Magical realism -- Autobiographical trends -- Navigating the persona -- Modernist Latino fiction -- Short fiction and fragmented stories -- Bending narrative rules -- Recreating the past -- Scholarly publications on Latino narrative -- 2. Latino poetry -- The emergence of Latino poetry -- Latino poetry as a protest -- Code-switching -- The Nuyorican movement -- Chicana voices -- The power of the smaller presses -- Echoes of poets -- Scholarly publications on Latino poetry -- 3. Latino Landscapes -- The maps -- The Mexican-American War -- Cuba -- Puerto Rico -- The Dominican Republic -- Mexico and the modern U.S.-Mexico border -- Central America -- The turnabout map of the Americas -- Timeline of Latino historical and cultural events -- Selected publications in Latino studies -- Selected publications in Latin American historypt. II. Readings in Latino literature -- 4. The lost worlds : once upon a Latin moon -- Introduction -- Fiction -- In search of Epifano / Rudolfo A. Anaya -- The biggest city in the world / Daniel Chacón -- One holy night / Sandra Cisneros -- Red serpent ceviche / Antonio Farias -- La Promesa / Guy Garcia -- Confusing the saints / Ana Menéndez -- Poetry -- Roots ; Dust bowl memory / Jimmy Santiago Baca -- Abuelas / Diane de Anda -- African things / Victor Hernández Cruz -- Finding home / Carolina Hospital -- Mami / Magdalena Gómez -- Curandera / Pat Mora -- The Latin deli : an ars poetica / Judith Ortiz Cofer -- Frutas / Ricardo Pau-Llosa -- The first woman / Aleida Rodríguez -- History / Gary Soto -- Essay -- Go North, young man / Richard Rodriguez -- Resources for writing and class discussion -- Literary critical essay/discussion topics -- The novel connection -- The film connection -- Thematic connection listing8. Beyond worlds : beyond the boom -- Introduction -- Fiction -- Horologist / Jack Agüeros -- Fulgencio llanos : el fotógrafo / Sandra Benítez -- Soy la Avon lady / Lorraine M. López -- The documentary artist / Jaime Manrique -- After Elían / Ernesto Mestre-Reed -- We came all the way from Cuba so you could dress like this? / Achy Obejas -- Notes for a botched suicide / Cecile Pineda -- Obliterate the night / Benjamin Alire Sáenz -- Poetry -- Body bee calling : from the 21st century / Miguel Algarín -- Women are not roses / Ana Castillo -- Puerto Rican discovery #11 : samba rumba cha-cha be-bop hip-hop ; Gringolandia / Sandra María Esteves -- The pure preposition / Julio Marzán -- Plein air / Aleida Rodríguez -- Annie says / Michele Serros -- Chisme at Rivera's studio / Gary Soto -- Variation on a theme by William Carlos Williams ; Scene from the movie Giant ; At the Holocaust Museum : Washington, D.C. / Tino Villanueva -- Essay -- The story of my body / Judith Ortiz Cofer -- Resources for writing and class discussion -- Literary critical essay/discussion topics -- The novel connection -- The film connection -- Thematic connection listing5. The working world : sweating under a new sun -- Introduction -- Fiction -- Se me enchina el cuerpo al óir tucuento ... / Norma Cantú -- Tito's goodbye / Cristina Garcia -- Al, in Phoenix / Dagoberto Gilb -- Invisible country / Ray Gonzalez -- The child / Alberto Ríos -- The Cariboo café / Helena María Viramontes -- Poetry -- Woman's work / Julia Alvarez -- Work we hate and dreams we love / Jimmy Santiago Baca -- Who burns for the perfection of paper ; Jorge the church janitor finally quits ; Federico's ghost / Martín Espada -- When living was a labor camp called Montgomery / Diana Garcia -- Because no one should say, 'Chavez who?' / José B. Gonzalez -- Blake in the tropics / Carolina Hospital -- Hungry / Luis J. Rodríguez -- The elements of San Joaquin ; Mexicans begin jogging / Gary Soto -- Essay -- Pachucos and the Taxi Cab Brigade / José Antonio Burciaga -- Resources for writing and class discussion -- Literary critical essay/discussion topics -- The novel connection -- The film connection -- Thematic connection listing6. The urban world : weaving through city streets -- Introduction -- Fiction -- Bread / Sandra Cisneros -- Edison, New Jersey / Junot Díaz -- Love in L.A. / Dagoberto Gilb -- My life in the city / Sergio Troncoso -- Neighbors / Helena María Viramontes -- Poetry -- Psalm for Coquito / Jack Agüeros -- Freeway 280 ; Beneath the shadow of the freeway / Lorna Dee Cervantes -- Their poem / Victor Hernández Cruz -- Grand Central Station / Julio Marzán -- Reflections on the Metro North, Winter 1990 / Willie Perdomo -- Puerto Rican obituary / Pedro Pietri -- La Bodega sold dreams ; A lower East side poem / Miguel Piñero -- In the dark backward / Gloria Vando -- Drama -- Real women have curves / Josefina López -- Essay -- Meet the Satánicos / Luis Alberto Urrea -- Resources for writing and class discussion -- Literary critical essay/discussion topics -- The novel connection -- The film connection -- Thematic connection listing7. The fringe world : outside looking in, inside looking out -- Introduction -- Fiction -- Rage is a fallen angel / Alba Ambert -- Somewhere outside Duc Pho / Daniel Cano -- The man on Jesus Street, dreaming / Leroy V. Quintana -- The boy without a flag / Abraham Rodríguez, Jr. -- The Barbosa express / Edgardo Vega Yunqué -- Poetry -- Bilingual Sestina / Julia Alvarez -- A Coquí in Nueva York / Naomi Ayala -- Here / Sandra María Esteves -- Autobrownography of a New England Latino ; Caribbean fresco in New England / José B. Gonzalez -- AmeRícan / Tato Laviera -- Birthday / Demetria Martínez -- Elena ; Legal alien / Pat Mora -- The welder / Cherrié Moraga -- Ending poem / Aurora Levins Morales, Rosario Morales -- Sugarcane / Achy Obejas -- The Vietnam Wall / Alberto Ríos -- Letter to Ti / Carmen Tafolla -- Where you from? / Gina Valdés -- Peruana Perdida / Adeline Yllanes -- Drama -- Cloud tectonics / José Rivera -- Essay -- La conciencia de la mestiza = Towards a new consciousness / Gloria Anzaldúa -- Resources for writing and class discussion -- Literary critical essay/discussion topics -- The novel connection -- The film connection -- Thematic connection listing