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Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month September 2021
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Where I come from : life lessons from a Latino chef
by Aarón Sánchez
The award-winning co-star of MasterChef shares stories from his family life and culinary journey, detailing his upbringing by a fiercely talented restaurateur mother and his work beside some of New York’s most distinguished chefs. 50,000 first printing.
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Barrio America : how Latino immigrants saved the American city
by A. K Sandoval-Strausz
The award-winning historian and author of Hotel documents the role of Latino immigrants in revitalizing American cities, tracing the examples of Chicago’s Little Village and Dallas’s Oak Cliff barrios in establishing safe homes and thriving businesses. 20,000 first printing.
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Forget the Alamo : the rise and fall of an American myth
by Bryan Burrough
Three Texas writers tell the real story of the Alamo, rejecting the myths that have endured about the battle and how they have celebrated whiteness over the contributions of Tejanos against the backdrop of Texas’s struggle for independence. Illustrations.
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A dream called home : a memoir
by Reyna Grande
The nationally best-selling author of The Distance Between Us describes her harrowing early experiences as a first-generation Latina university student and aspiring writer who navigated racism and poverty to build a life for her family
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Definitely Hispanic : growing up Latino and celebrating what unites us
by LeJuan James
"Perfect for fans of Fresh Off the Boat's situational humor and Jane the Virgin's celebration of Latinidad, Definitely Hispanic is a collection of introspective memoiristic essays by social media influencer and viral phenomenon LeJuan James about growingup Hispanic in the US"
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My broken language : a memoir
by Quiara Alegría Hudes
A Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright shares her lyrical coming-of-age story against a backdrop of her devastated barrio home and the idiosyncratic, troubled and fiercely loving Puerto Rican family that inspired her literary voice.
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Inventing Latinos : a new story of American racism
by Laura E. Gómez
Part history, part guide for the future, the author, a professor of law, sociology and Chicana/Chicano studies at UCLA, presents a groundbreaking examination of how Latinos’ new collective racial identity has changed the way race functions in this country. 10,000 first printing.
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My time to speak : reclaiming ancestry and confronting race
by Ilia Calderón
"An inspiring, timely, and conversation-starting memoir from the barrier-breaking and Emmy Award-winning journalist Ilia Calderón-the first Afro-Latina to anchor a high-profile newscast for a major Hispanic broadcast network in the United States-about following your dreams, overcoming prejudice, and embracing your identity"
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