The Desert Remembers My Name: On Family and Writing
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My parents always told me I was Mexican. I was Mexican because they were Mexican. This was sometimes modified to "Mexican American," since I was born in California, and thus automatically a U.S. citizen. But, my parents said, this, too, was once part of Mexico. My father would say this with a sweeping gesture, taking in the smog, the beautiful mountains, the cars and houses and fast-food franchises. When he made that gesture, all was cleared away...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0816526273
ISBN13:9780816526277
Release Date:April 2007
Publisher:University of Arizona Press
Length:216 Pages
Weight:0.70 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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