Tristan and The Hispanics
Title | Tristan and The Hispanics PDF eBook |
Author | Jose Yglesias |
Publisher | Arte Publico Press |
Pages | 244 |
Release | 2003-09-30 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9781611923155 |
A young manÍs riotous introduction to his familyÍs Cuban heritage. In the sequel to YglesiasÍ comic novel, Home Again, PinpinÍs grandson Tristan goes to Ybor City after PinpinÍs death, only to be engulfed by the madcap and offbeat Cuban-American family once again led by TristanÍs great uncle, Tom-tom. Yale Freshman Tristan Granados is sent by his bourgeouis Boston family to Tampa, Florida to resolve his grandfatherÍs estate as quickly as possible. Like his grandfather before him, TristanÍs plans are undermined at every turn by the bevy of Latino cousins who try to impress him even as they try to connive him out of his and his familyÍs inheritance. As he watches the antics of his fiery and hilarious family, Tristan is forced to confront his own identity and his heritage.
Cuban-American Fiction in English
Title | Cuban-American Fiction in English PDF eBook |
Author | M. Delores Carlito |
Publisher | Scarecrow Press |
Pages | 142 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 9780810856806 |
This bibliography contains listings and annotations of all novels, anthologies, and short story collections written by the first, 1.5, and second generations of Cuban Americans. This work also contains listings and annotations of all secondary works dealing with this fiction, as well as related memoirs, autobiographies and interviews.
Hispanics in the U.S Criminal Justice System
Title | Hispanics in the U.S Criminal Justice System PDF eBook |
Author | Martin Guevara Urbina |
Publisher | Charles C Thomas Publisher |
Pages | 421 |
Release | 2018-05-07 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 0398092168 |
This updated and expanded new edition resumes the theme of the first edition, and the findings reveal that race, ethnicity, gender, class, and several other variables continue to play a significant and consequential role in the legal decision-making process. The book is structured into three sections, each of which corresponds to a different body of work on Latinos. Section One explores the historical dynamics and influence of ethnicity in law enforcement, and focuses on how ethnicity impacts policing field practices, such as traffic stops, use of force, and the subsequent actions that police departments have employed to alleviate these problems. A detailed examination of critical issues facing Latino defendants seeks to better understand the law enforcement process. The history of immigration laws as it pertains to Mexicans and Latinos explains how Mexicans have been excluded from the United States through anti-immigrant legislation. Latino officers must cope with structural and political issues, the community, and media, as these practices and experiences within the American police system are explored. Section Two focuses on the repressive practices against Mexicans that resulted in executions, vigilantism, and mass expulsions. The topic of Latinos and the Fourth Amendment reveals that the constitutional right of people to be protected against unreasonable searches and seizures has been eviscerated for Latinos, and particularly for Mexicans. Possible remedies to existing shortcomings of the court system when processing indigent defendants are presented. Section Three studies the issue of Hispanics and the penal system. The ethnic realities of life behind bars, probation and parole, the legacy of capital punishment, and life after prison are discussed. Section Four addresses the globalization of Latinos, social control, and the future of Latinos in the U.S. Criminal justice system. Lastly, the race and ethnic experience through the lens of science, law, and the American imagination, are explored, concluding with policy recommendations for social and criminal justice reform, and ultimately humanizing differences. Written for professionals and students of law enforcement, this book will promote the understanding of the historical legacy of brutality, manipulation, oppression, marginalization, prejudice, discrimination, power and control, and white America's continued fear about racial and ethnic minorities.
Double, Double
Title | Double, Double PDF eBook |
Author | Jose Yglesias |
Publisher | Arte Publico Press |
Pages | 212 |
Release | 2000-03-31 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9781611921267 |
Meet Seth Evergood. Distinguished author, lecturer, and split personality. On the surface, he appears to be a dedicated, conscientious, and ñliberatedî man of the 1960s left. On the inside, however, Seth is deeply confused, disillusioned, and conflicted about his actions and his very existence. Sometimes the only things that keep him going through the day are drugs, psychoanalysis, and an alarming desire to actually believe his own florid rhetoric. The clash between his inner and outer selves leads Seth Evergood into a dangerous covert adventure on the fringes of radical politics. It is a quest that could end in revolutionary glory or in a big bang. In this, his fourth novel, Jose Yglesias takes on the iconic images and cliches of the 1960s Black Panthers, third-world guerrilla movements, student riots, ñconsciousness-raisingî through drugs and sex, hippie communes, and Flower Power, and puts them all into overdrive. The result is a near-surrealistic perspective on an era that, torn between adolescent na¥vet? and ñby-any-means-necessaryî absolutism, went haywire. YouÍll do a double-take reading Double Double.
A Wake in Ybor City
Title | A Wake in Ybor City PDF eBook |
Author | Jose Yglesias |
Publisher | Arte Publico Press |
Pages | 228 |
Release | 1998-09-30 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9781611923254 |
The year is 1958; the place, Ybor City, Florida. Mina, Clemencia, and Dolores, three aging sisters, look forward to seeing their children, in-laws, and grandchildren come for a pleasant visit to this quiet, blue-collar neighborhood that all three call home. But the calm surface of the streets hides a darker, more dangerous side. Old family rivalries, sexual intrigues, class envy, political antagonism, and even borderline criminal activity threaten the peace. No one has realized it yet, but this proud Cuban-American clan stands on the brink of a terrible fall. Originally published in 1963, this is the 35th anniversary edition of the classic that brought the authorÍs name to national prominence. With an introduction by the authorÍs son, Rafael Yglesias, this highly autobiographical novel recounts three days in the life of a Cuban-American family in 1958 as they are confronted by a series of crises.
An Orderly Life
Title | An Orderly Life PDF eBook |
Author | Jose Yglesias |
Publisher | Arte Publico Press |
Pages | 244 |
Release | 2004-03-31 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9781611922424 |
Rafe Sabas is the ideal corporate man. He is on a first name basis with the president of his company and likes to think about a deal while talking about something else. ñI am not good at thinking alone,î he quips, ñcorporate life ruins you for that.î RafeÍs personal life, too, is right where he wants it. HeÍs got a proper wife and children to greet him in the evening, but he still dabbles in the occasional carefree infidelity at his companyÍs expense. He rhapsodizes on his theories of stoic emotion, casual sex, the starburst of pleasure offered by a shot of gin and the key to successful drinking binges. He is as cool as his favorite beverage: a crisp martini on the rocks. But when Jerry, a friend from RafeÍs past, resurfaces, RafeÍs world of order and convention begins showing fissures. RafeÍs planned evening of casual conversation and call girls is disrupted by JerryÍs emotional collapse at his impending divorce. After a few well-placed comments like ñDonÍt let it get you, fella,î Rafe expects to slip back into his old world unscathed. What follows is a devastating trip through their past sexual infidelities, friendship-breaking betrayals, and forgotten loyalties.
The Truth about Them
Title | The Truth about Them PDF eBook |
Author | Jose Yglesias |
Publisher | Arte Publico Press |
Pages | 224 |
Release | 1999-09-30 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1558852735 |
A saga of the Cuban-American Morejon family's experiences in New York City and Tampa's Ybor City