El autor escribe: “Así cómo uno recoge las legumbres en una hortaliza para cocinarlas y servirlas, se pueden recoger los recuerdos en el huerto de la memoria, cocinarlos y servirlos al través de la escritura, con el deseo de satisfacer el paladar del espíritu tanto del que escribe como de los que leen.” Huegel invita a sus lectores lo acompañen a la mesa de sus recuerdos, para gozar el sabor de sus vivencias durante su adolescencia en la Ciudad de México en aquellos lejanos años de 1935 a 1947. Relata con claridad sus experiencias desde una visita al Palacio Nacional a la edad de seis años para ver el desfile del 16 de Septiembre, hasta su participación a la edad de quince en la Conferencia Interamericana sobre los Problemas de la Paz y la Guerra celebrada en la Ciudad de México en febrero de 1945.

El libro que tiene ahora en sus manos posee contenidos y caraterísticas únicas: encierra historias narradas por estudiantes de secundaria como parte de un proyecto de su clase de español. Habría que buscar a 100 estudiantes latinos quienes, a pesar de los enormes problemas de los jóvenes de hoy, alcanzaron la meta de graduarse de “high school” y quedar fuera de las terribles estadísticas de deserción entre los hispanos. Este libro logra adentrarse en la página del diario vivir de un adolescente, quizá su hermano, su primo, su vecino, su hijo, y se convertirá seguramente en una gran fuente de inspiración para toda la población latina.

First published in 1999. The purpose of this qualitative study is to examine the identity development process for Latino gay men. The research focuses on the perceptions of a sample of ten gay men and their process of defining themselves as gay. This study, however, is not only about the men in this study, it is also about the social context in which they have found themselves. It is about the social processes that transpire between Latino gay men and their social context of firmly held Latino family and religious cultural values.

Teresa Bravo-Cortines looks back at her harrowing life in her inspiring true story Bravo: A Memoir. She stands as a testament that when things look their bleakest, it is possible to overcome the odds. In her own words: My book talks about my father being killed when I was only five years old, the great adversity and poverty we lived in, and about my kidnapping at the age of thirteen to work in the fields with migrant workers. It continues with my going back to college and becoming a successful insurance agent with State Farm, raising three children on my own, and tells of my chronic and terminal illnesses that could kill me before I reach my forty-fifth birthday. Follow my journey as a single parent and the two careers that I’m no longer able to perform due to my illnesses. But I’m still able to smile, sing, and wish I could dance, because I would ...

In the continuing U.S. debate over illegal immigration, a human face has rarely been shown. The topic has been presented as a monolithic abstraction, a creation of statistics, political rhetoric, and fear. This collection of letters between undocumented immigrants in California and their families back home reveals the other side of the story. Published for the first time in paperback, Between the Lines reveals the often poignant human drama currently being played out along the U.S.-Mexico border. The letters, presented in Spanish and English, express powerful feelings of hope, uncertainty, and fear among the undocumented travelers as they arrive in the United States and seek work, social support and legal status. The letters from their families in Mexico, Guatemala, and El Salvador return feelings of hope, love, and support. Translator/editor Siems provides a powerful and lyrical introductory essay that sets the stage for the letters that follow.

“Before getting my diagnosis, I walked through life without purpose, without a reason to be. What happened in my life needed to happen, I needed to live it. I needed to pass through these painful experiences to be the woman that I am today, a better version of myself.” Adamari López, the internationally known actress, had everything—a loving family, a perfect boyfriend, and a leading role on a successful telanovela in Mexico—when three words changed her life forever: you have cancer. Suddenly, in only a few months, the world that she knew collapsed and her life was turned upside-down. In Thriving, the normally private López reveals the triumphs and trials of her life, sharing anecdotes of her childhood and her family while describing her journey through breast cancer; the sudden illness of her mother; her wedding, one of the happiest days of her life; and, later, what she considers to be the hardest blow of all: the dissolution of her marriage. However, through it all, her strength and her faith never failed, and her loving and positive spirit, along with her perpetual smile, helped her to discover a new and rewarding start in love and in life. Includes new bonus material!