Homelands: Four Friends, Two Countries, and the Fate of the Great Mexican-American Migration
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781632865540
ISBN-10: 1632865548
Pagini: 304
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 29 mm
Greutate: 0.61 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Publishing
Locul publicării:New York, United States
ISBN-10: 1632865548
Pagini: 304
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 29 mm
Greutate: 0.61 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Publishing
Locul publicării:New York, United States
Caracteristici
Chronicles
one
of
modern
America's
most
profound
transformations-during
which
Mexican-Americans
swell
to
become
our
largest
single
minority,
changing
the
color,
economy
and
culture
of
America
itself.
The
book
will
be
a
must-read
for
policy
makers,
activists,
Mexican-Americas,
and
all
those
wishing
to
truly
understand
the
background
of
our
ongoing
immigration
debate.
Notă biografică
Alfredo
Corchadois
the
México
Border
correspondent
forThe
Dallas
Morning
Newsand
author
ofMidnight
in
Mexico.
He
is
a
Nieman,
Lannan,
USMEX,
Woodrow
Wilson,
and
Rockefeller
fellow
and
the
winner
of
the
Maria
Moors
Cabot
and
Elijah
Parish
Lovejoy
Awards
for
Courage
in
Journalism.
Corchado
lives
in
Mexico
City
but
calls
the
border
home.
@ajcorchado
Recenzii
Corchado's
casual,
friendly
prose
flies
under
the
raging
policy
debates
of
the
moment
to
engage
us
in
incredibly
personal
stories
of
friendship
and
family.
Before
you
realize
it,
he
has
defeated
your
cynicism
and
disarmed
your
political
reflexes
to
bring
you
into
a
lively
conversation
on
the
nature
of
citizenship
and
culture
in
the
most
human
of
terms.Homelandshelps
us
to
see
ourselves
in
each
other,
and
in
so
doing
it
gets
at
the
genius
of
a
country
that
has
always
aspired
to
be
one
out
of
many.
Timely . . . his book explains broad trends with engaging ease. He shows that the early movement out of Mexico was driven by environmental rather than strictly economic forces--Corchado's family was fleeing drought--and that more recent migrants have been more concerned with finding safety than fleeing poverty.
InHomelands[Corchado] recounts his experiences and those of three friends--altogether, three Mexicans and an American of Mexican descent--as they grapple with having two countries to call home. . . It eloquently chronicles the effects of the North American Free-Trade Agreement between Mexico, America and Canada, the militarisation of the border after the attacks of September 11th 2001 and Mr Trump's victory.
A mix of memoir and deep research into various Mexican and American political immigration issues, exploring complications of life on both sides of the border . . . An affecting, timely book.
In addition to providing historical context for the current debate on immigration, this book is a timely and personal meditation on the concept of 'migrant' in the United States.
This personal, moving tale illuminates the very heart of the polarizing immigration debate that is roiling America today.
The latest from theDallas Morning News'award-winning borderland correspondent is a breezy, expansive narrative that traces the Great Mexican Migration of the second half of the twentieth century.
A sensitive, thought-provoking self-portrait of Mexican Americans who, wherever they go, call the borderlands home.
Economic needs, shared history, culture and intimate ties all seem likely to outlast the most recent wave of anti-immigrant hostility. 'Can we live without one another, Mexico and the United States? Can we even imagine that?' Why, this book asks, would we even want to?
With the country at odds over immigration, now is the perfect time to learn more about the issue. Journalist Alfredo Corchado provides an opportunity in his latest book,Homelands: Four Friends, Two Countries, and the Fate of the Great Mexican-American Migration. In it, he shares the experience of coming to America using his own story and those of three friends; Corchado follows them over the course of three decades.
Corchado, the border-Mexico correspondent for the Dallas Morning News, chronicles these friendships as a backdrop for a new book that blends his personal experiences with his acclaimed reporting.Homelandsexamines the complicated, symbiotic relationship between the United States and Mexico, and how it has affected Mexican-Americans over the last several decades.
Vividly and entertainingly rendered . . .Homelandsperforms a valuable service. Politics, after all, isn't the only way that a disenfranchised and vilified community can counteract the stereotypes, misunderstandings, and even stupidities imposed by others. It can also do so if its expatriate sons and daughters, who have traveled far and succeeded, despite the odds, return to help. These voices, like Corchado's, will make the voyage easier for those who will surely follow.
Corchado's part-memoir, part-history is fantastic.
Corchado reports from across borders with the advantage of seeing the world with multiple perspectives. In the end, it's those who have the least who inspire Corchado the most. No matter where we call home, this book is an inspiration.
For Mexican-Americans, Mexican always comes first-this describes the story of Alfredo Corchado, the son of farmworkers who arrived following the Bracero Program. Call it determination, call itganas,but Corchado rises above his rural circumstances to become a much-sought-after journalist. During his formation, he befriends three likeminded men,compaswe call them in Spanish. Offering a balance of honest personal anecdotes and clear-eyed assessment, Corchado reveals what immigration is truly about. A book like this doesn't happen often.
Alfredo Corchado's soul is fondly and firmly rooted in both the U.S. and his native Mexico. In tracing the life journeys of himself and three friends, he provides a window to the migrating millions helping to transform North America in the 21st Century.Homelandsis an evocative and essential tale for our times.
Alfredo Corchado's moving and deeply personal story traces through his own journey and those of three friends, the odyssey of generations of Mexican immigrants.Homelandsis a masterful tale--both heartfelt and informative. Pitch perfect.
Homelandsrings true to the heart. A must read for anyone who has ever gotten on the trail north or south, east or west, this book can help you get there, help you reinvent yourself, help you ride the fierce convulsing rapids of life so that when you arrive, you arrive at journey's end holding the prize-the dream of you, fully realized and singing loud over the land!
HOMELANDS is the sort of story we need now--a book that examines big, urgent themes through the particulars of individual lives. By straddling worlds, speaking two languages, moving across the permeable border that separates the U.S. and Mexico, and explaining the U.S. to Mexicans and Mexico to Americans, Alfredo Corchado is an ambassador for what is finest in both countries. I salute him with a raised glass of tequila.
America's history and guiding myth is that of the immigrant, reflecting the waves of English, German, Italian, Irish, Chinese, and so many more that have come, settled, and prospered. In this beautifully written book, Corchado narrates the most recent chapter of this ongoing story. He masterfully writes through the story of four friends, the experiences of the more than 35 million Mexicans and Mexican Americans, and how they are shaping the United States even as it shapes them.
Alfredo Corchado has written a book that comes along just when we need it most. We are a country that is always defining and redefining itself, a nation that is at constant war with itself regarding its own identity. He has taken the story of four Mexican-Americans who have lived all their adult lives in America and turned their experiences into THE STORY OF AMERICA, an America that takes them in and welcomes them, helps them to rewrite their lives and their identities--then takes what they have to offer, rejects them, then hates them. This is a story of exile and belonging, of yearning and nostalgia, not simply a nostalgia for a home country that has been left behind but a story of a nostalgia for an America that has only existed as a promise that has never been fulfilled. We pine for America but what are we pining for? If you want to meditate on who we are as a nation and take a look at some hard truths of who we are, then read this book. Then read it again.
Alfredo Corchado is a master storyteller who weaves together a personal narrative about discovery and identity with the larger story of the relationship between Mexico and the United States.Homelandsis a must read for anyone who wants to understand why Mexico matters for the future of the United States--and what it means to claim both countries as one's home. It is both a highly engaging read and a compelling analysis of what unites and what still divides us.
Alfredo Corchado is a master storyteller.Homelandsis a compelling and heartfelt homage to friendship and to the inextricable bond between Mexico and the United States. Corchado offers us a much needed reminder, in a time of divisive anti-immigrant rhetoric, of the efforts and sacrifices Mexicans have made to help build America and how much richer our nation is because of it.
No one can really understand the U.S.-Mexico borderlands . . . Perhaps the closest one can get is to hear from someone with a foot on both sides of the site of President Donald Trump's proposed wall (much of which has already existed for 20 plus years). In that sense,Dallas Morning Newsborder reporter Alfredo Corchado is someone whose feet, arms, hands, legs, mind and spirit have spanned both sides of that divide. It's a world that he describes with far more eloquence and clarity than I could muster in his new book,Homelands:Four Friends, Two Countries, and the Fate of the Great Mexican-American Migration.
Corchado achieves a unique meld of vivid, deeply personal storytelling, meticulous reporting, and clear, concise explanations of the impact of both political and economic policies.
Corchado deftly interweaves his search for belonging with, for example, a sharp analysis of how NAFTA reshaped Mexico's economy.
Timely . . . his book explains broad trends with engaging ease. He shows that the early movement out of Mexico was driven by environmental rather than strictly economic forces--Corchado's family was fleeing drought--and that more recent migrants have been more concerned with finding safety than fleeing poverty.
InHomelands[Corchado] recounts his experiences and those of three friends--altogether, three Mexicans and an American of Mexican descent--as they grapple with having two countries to call home. . . It eloquently chronicles the effects of the North American Free-Trade Agreement between Mexico, America and Canada, the militarisation of the border after the attacks of September 11th 2001 and Mr Trump's victory.
A mix of memoir and deep research into various Mexican and American political immigration issues, exploring complications of life on both sides of the border . . . An affecting, timely book.
In addition to providing historical context for the current debate on immigration, this book is a timely and personal meditation on the concept of 'migrant' in the United States.
This personal, moving tale illuminates the very heart of the polarizing immigration debate that is roiling America today.
The latest from theDallas Morning News'award-winning borderland correspondent is a breezy, expansive narrative that traces the Great Mexican Migration of the second half of the twentieth century.
A sensitive, thought-provoking self-portrait of Mexican Americans who, wherever they go, call the borderlands home.
Economic needs, shared history, culture and intimate ties all seem likely to outlast the most recent wave of anti-immigrant hostility. 'Can we live without one another, Mexico and the United States? Can we even imagine that?' Why, this book asks, would we even want to?
With the country at odds over immigration, now is the perfect time to learn more about the issue. Journalist Alfredo Corchado provides an opportunity in his latest book,Homelands: Four Friends, Two Countries, and the Fate of the Great Mexican-American Migration. In it, he shares the experience of coming to America using his own story and those of three friends; Corchado follows them over the course of three decades.
Corchado, the border-Mexico correspondent for the Dallas Morning News, chronicles these friendships as a backdrop for a new book that blends his personal experiences with his acclaimed reporting.Homelandsexamines the complicated, symbiotic relationship between the United States and Mexico, and how it has affected Mexican-Americans over the last several decades.
Vividly and entertainingly rendered . . .Homelandsperforms a valuable service. Politics, after all, isn't the only way that a disenfranchised and vilified community can counteract the stereotypes, misunderstandings, and even stupidities imposed by others. It can also do so if its expatriate sons and daughters, who have traveled far and succeeded, despite the odds, return to help. These voices, like Corchado's, will make the voyage easier for those who will surely follow.
Corchado's part-memoir, part-history is fantastic.
Corchado reports from across borders with the advantage of seeing the world with multiple perspectives. In the end, it's those who have the least who inspire Corchado the most. No matter where we call home, this book is an inspiration.
For Mexican-Americans, Mexican always comes first-this describes the story of Alfredo Corchado, the son of farmworkers who arrived following the Bracero Program. Call it determination, call itganas,but Corchado rises above his rural circumstances to become a much-sought-after journalist. During his formation, he befriends three likeminded men,compaswe call them in Spanish. Offering a balance of honest personal anecdotes and clear-eyed assessment, Corchado reveals what immigration is truly about. A book like this doesn't happen often.
Alfredo Corchado's soul is fondly and firmly rooted in both the U.S. and his native Mexico. In tracing the life journeys of himself and three friends, he provides a window to the migrating millions helping to transform North America in the 21st Century.Homelandsis an evocative and essential tale for our times.
Alfredo Corchado's moving and deeply personal story traces through his own journey and those of three friends, the odyssey of generations of Mexican immigrants.Homelandsis a masterful tale--both heartfelt and informative. Pitch perfect.
Homelandsrings true to the heart. A must read for anyone who has ever gotten on the trail north or south, east or west, this book can help you get there, help you reinvent yourself, help you ride the fierce convulsing rapids of life so that when you arrive, you arrive at journey's end holding the prize-the dream of you, fully realized and singing loud over the land!
HOMELANDS is the sort of story we need now--a book that examines big, urgent themes through the particulars of individual lives. By straddling worlds, speaking two languages, moving across the permeable border that separates the U.S. and Mexico, and explaining the U.S. to Mexicans and Mexico to Americans, Alfredo Corchado is an ambassador for what is finest in both countries. I salute him with a raised glass of tequila.
America's history and guiding myth is that of the immigrant, reflecting the waves of English, German, Italian, Irish, Chinese, and so many more that have come, settled, and prospered. In this beautifully written book, Corchado narrates the most recent chapter of this ongoing story. He masterfully writes through the story of four friends, the experiences of the more than 35 million Mexicans and Mexican Americans, and how they are shaping the United States even as it shapes them.
Alfredo Corchado has written a book that comes along just when we need it most. We are a country that is always defining and redefining itself, a nation that is at constant war with itself regarding its own identity. He has taken the story of four Mexican-Americans who have lived all their adult lives in America and turned their experiences into THE STORY OF AMERICA, an America that takes them in and welcomes them, helps them to rewrite their lives and their identities--then takes what they have to offer, rejects them, then hates them. This is a story of exile and belonging, of yearning and nostalgia, not simply a nostalgia for a home country that has been left behind but a story of a nostalgia for an America that has only existed as a promise that has never been fulfilled. We pine for America but what are we pining for? If you want to meditate on who we are as a nation and take a look at some hard truths of who we are, then read this book. Then read it again.
Alfredo Corchado is a master storyteller who weaves together a personal narrative about discovery and identity with the larger story of the relationship between Mexico and the United States.Homelandsis a must read for anyone who wants to understand why Mexico matters for the future of the United States--and what it means to claim both countries as one's home. It is both a highly engaging read and a compelling analysis of what unites and what still divides us.
Alfredo Corchado is a master storyteller.Homelandsis a compelling and heartfelt homage to friendship and to the inextricable bond between Mexico and the United States. Corchado offers us a much needed reminder, in a time of divisive anti-immigrant rhetoric, of the efforts and sacrifices Mexicans have made to help build America and how much richer our nation is because of it.
No one can really understand the U.S.-Mexico borderlands . . . Perhaps the closest one can get is to hear from someone with a foot on both sides of the site of President Donald Trump's proposed wall (much of which has already existed for 20 plus years). In that sense,Dallas Morning Newsborder reporter Alfredo Corchado is someone whose feet, arms, hands, legs, mind and spirit have spanned both sides of that divide. It's a world that he describes with far more eloquence and clarity than I could muster in his new book,Homelands:Four Friends, Two Countries, and the Fate of the Great Mexican-American Migration.
Corchado achieves a unique meld of vivid, deeply personal storytelling, meticulous reporting, and clear, concise explanations of the impact of both political and economic policies.
Corchado deftly interweaves his search for belonging with, for example, a sharp analysis of how NAFTA reshaped Mexico's economy.