Book Review by Jose B. Gonzalez Natalia Treviño’s poetry collection, Lavando La Dirty Laundry, begins with a powerful poem about her grandmother’s nostalgic love of the color white. The poem, “Zapatos Blancos,” is so emotive that it begs to be read and reread. And as one continues with the rest of the book, it becomes …
Book Review by Jose B. Gonzalez Jose Can You See? Latinos On and Off Broadway In the area of Latino/a studies and for that matter, ethnic studies, many authors, perhaps at the behest of publishers, attempt overly ambitious works that look at spans of generations and waves of movements. As a result, the market is …
Book Review by Jose B. Gonzalez The Heiress of Water By Sandra Rodriguez Barron Publisher: Rayo (2006) ISBN: 0061142816 It’s rare to find a first book by an author and get the sense that the best is yet to come. Yet Sandra Rodriguez Barron shows off her writing skills in The Heiress of Water in such …
Book Review by Jose B. Gonzalez Grandma’s Chocolate/El Chocolate de Abuelita by Mara Price Piñata Books, 2010 There is a reason why Piñata Books, an imprint of Arte Publico Press is one of the leading publishers of quality children’s literature in the country. And this book is proof that this tradition will not be going …
Book Review by Jose B. Gonzalez Finding Mañana by Mirta Ojito Resources for Teaching Finding Mañana I have to admit that I first approached Finding Manana: A Memoir of a Cuban Exodus not so much by thinking of its potential but rather by thinking of the books I’ve enjoyed by Cuban Americans writing about their migration to …
