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The Death and Life of Aida Hernandez: A Border Story
by Aaron Bobrow-Strain
Call Number: 972.1 Bob
ISBN: 9780374191979
Publication Date: 2019-04-16
[The author] reveals the human consequences of militarizing what was once a more forgiving border.
Latino Leaders Speak: Personal Stories of Struggle and Triumph
by Mickey Ibarra and María Pérez-Brown (Eds.)
Call Number: 973 Lat
ISBN: 9781558858435
Publication Date: 2017-05-31
[From nearly three dozen voices, reflections] on what it means to be Latino in the United States.
My (Underground) American Dream: My True Story as an Undocumented Immigrant Who Became a Wall Street Executive
by Julissa Arce
Call Number: B Arce
ISBN: 9781455540242
Publication Date: 2016-09-13
For an undocumented immigrant, what is the true cost?
Perfectly You: Embracing the Power of Being Real
by Mariana Atencio
Call Number: B Atencio
ISBN: 9780785228387
Publication Date: 2019-06-11
Digs into what makes each of us special and the ways in which we can become a force for good in a broken world.
An Unlikely Journey: Waking Up from My American Dream
by Julián Castro
Call Number: B Castro
ISBN: 9780316252164
Publication Date: 2018-10-16
No matter one's politics, this book is the transcendent story of a resilient family and the unlikely journey of an emerging national icon.
The Crusades of Cesar Chavez: A Biography
by Miriam Pawel
Call Number: B Chavez
ISBN: 9781608197101
Publication Date: 2014-03-25
Two decades after his death, Chavez remains the most significant Latino leader in United States history.
A House of My Own: Stories from My Life
by Sandra Cisneros
Call Number: B Cisneros
ISBN: 9780385351331
Publication Date: 2015-10-06
Not only her most transformative memories but also a revelation of her artistic and intellectual influences
A Dream Called Home: A Memoir
by Reyna Grande
Call Number: B Grande
ISBN: 9781501171420
Publication Date: 2018-10-02
Inspiring account of one woman’s quest to find her place in America as a first-generation Latina university student and aspiring writer
Mean
by Myriam Gurba
Call Number: B Gurba
ISBN: 9781566894913
Publication Date: 2017-11-07
Gurba's debut is the bold and hilarious tale of her coming of age as a queer, mixed-race Chicana. [Blends] radical formal fluidity and caustic humor.
Once I Was You: A Memoir of Love and Hate in a Torn America
by Maria Hinojosa
Call Number: B Hinojosa
ISBN: 9781982128654
Publication Date: 2020-09-15
Hinojosa shares her personal story interwoven with American immigration policy's coming-of-age journey.
My Broken Language: A Memoir
by Quiara Alegría Hudes
Call Number: B Hudes
ISBN: 9780399590047
Publication Date: 2021-04-06
She tried to find her own voice in the sea of language around her…English and Spanish, bodies and books, Western art and sacred altars.
Diary of a Reluctant Dreamer: Undocumented Vignettes from a Pre-American Life
by Alberto Ledesma
Call Number: B Ledesma
ISBN: 9780814254400
Publication Date: 2017-09-08
At what point does a long-time undocumented immigrant become an American in the making?
Cheech Is Not My Real Name: But Don't Call Me Chong!
by Cheech Marin
Call Number: B Marin
ISBN: 9781455592340
Publication Date: 2017-03-14
A memoir by the counterculture legend discusses how he formed one of the most successful comedy duos of all time.
Flamin' Hot: The Incredible True Story of One Man's Rise from Janitor to Top Executive
by Richard P. Montanez
Call Number: B Montanez
ISBN: 9780593087466
Publication Date: 2021-06-15
[Montanez] invented Flamin' Hot Cheetos…and [became] the first Latino executive at Frito-Lay.
Native Country of the Heart: A Memoir
by Cherríe Moraga
Call Number: B Moraga
ISBN: 9780374219666
Publication Date: 2019-04-02
From the pioneering queer theorist Cherríe Moraga, a memoir about her relationship with her mother and her people.
It Calls You Back: An Odyssey Through Love, Addictions, Revolution, and Healing
by Luis J. Rodriguez
Call Number: B Rodriguez
ISBN: 9781416584162
Publication Date: 2011-10-04
Chronicles his harrowing journey…to one of the most revered figures in Chicano literature
Take This Man: A Memoir
by Brando Skyhorse
Call Number: B Skyhorse
ISBN: 9781439170878
Publication Date: 2014-06-03
A boy's turbulent childhood growing up with…[a] mother who was determined to give her son everything but the truth
Breaking In: The Rise of Sonia Sotomayor and the Politics of Justice
by Joan Biskupic
Call Number: B Sotomayor
ISBN: 9780374298746
Publication Date: 2014-10-07
The untold story of Sonia Sotomayor, the first Latina Supreme Court justice.
Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood
by Danny Trejo
Call Number: B Trejo
ISBN: 9781982150822
Publication Date: 2021-07-06
Trejo’s journey from crime, prison, addiction, and loss to unexpected fame as Hollywood's favorite bad guy with a heart of gold