Mexican American


Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
All the Pretty Horses (The Border Trilogy, #1)
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante, #1)
The House on Mango Street
The Last Summer of the Death Warriors
Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir
The House of Broken Angels
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation
The First Rule of Punk
Esperanza Rising
Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories
The Tequila Worm
Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin
Gabi, A Girl in Pieces
Eileen Truax
I am an undocumented transfer student to UCLA. This university has always been my dream, but being here has been on of the hardest experiences of my life. I do not receive financial aid, and I do not meet any of the requirements to receive any kind of scholarship because I do not have a Social Securty number.
Eileen Truax, Dreamers: An Immigrant Generation's Fight for Their American Dream

Julissa  Arce
It was ironic, really, that the only reason I became eligible to adjust my status was because I married a U.S. citizen. I laugh when I think about the many times my mom told me, 'You have to be independent. You have to make your own money. Don't depend on a man!' I did. I made my own money. But I still needed a man to save me from my illegality. ...more
Julissa Arce, You Sound Like a White Girl: The Case for Rejecting Assimilation

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