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Having left her San Diego barrio, Yolanda Sahagun is now living in the university dorms when a series of events - her mother dies and her father sells their home - forces her to re-examine her life. Yolanda visits her parents' hometown of El Grullo, Mexico, struggling to understand the ghosts in her life - her mother, and her father.

Documents the subtle landscape of 1.2 million acres of remote Chihuahuan Desert grassland in southern New Mexico.

Armando Rodriguez spoke no English when he first set foot in the US. But with parents who emphasized the importance of education, he became fluent in English, received a doctorate in bilingual education, and was instrumental in developing the field of bilingual education. Here, he recalls his inspirational journey.

The haunting specter of hanging trees holds a sway on the American imagination, conjuring images of rough-and-tumble frontier towns struggling to impose law and order in a land where violence was endemic. This study examines several criminal cases that reveal the realities of the role hangings played in the administration of frontier justice.

For one month each year, the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque brings together New Mexico teens for a creative writing program. This book features a collection of poems, essays, and stories written in the Voces program between 2002 and 2006.

Explores sacred spaces constructed between 1998 and 2007 by the practitioners of four religions in Cuba's eastern Oriente region: Palo Mayombe, Vodu, Muertera Bembe de Sao, and, Espiritismo. This title also offers a overview of religious development in Cuba and practitioners' struggle for a self-defined nature for their religious activities.

Since the arrival of the Europeans, the indigenous people of Guatemala have endured massacres, persecution, and discrimination. Their religious beliefs and practices have been condemned as superstition and witchcraft. This work weaves together the stories and experiences of those who practice Maya spirituality.

The murder of 18-year-old Ovida "Cricket" Coogler in 1949 launched a series of court inquiries and trials that would reshape the direction of New Mexico politics and expose political corruption. Paula Moore examines the infamous murder and the events that unfolded in its wake.University of New Mexico Press

In Ji-Stu the Rabbit's forest, the rain has stopped falling and the river is drying up. Soon the forest creatures will have no water to drink. Ji-Stu has an idea: there's plenty of water deep in the ground. What the animals need is a well. All his neighbors agree, and they begin at once to dig a well. Everyone, that is, except Ji-Stu the Rabbit.

Covers the author's photographic career and pays tribute to the ideas and techniques she acquired from her mentor Roy Stryker, director of the Farm Security Administration Historical Section. This work offers multiyear perspectives, providing a glimpse into a forgotten past and a unique part of the history of the American West.

In 1899, at the age of fifty-six, Josephine Jefferson Foard moved from the East Coast to Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico, where she built her own house and a kiln for firing pottery. This book provides a glimpse into the life of this remarkable woman who ventured to the Southwest as an artist, potter, and entrepreneur.

An account that reveals that Darwin had help from an unlikely source: a beetle named Rosie, who possessed a very un-beetle-like urge to see the world. Rosie the Beetle accompanied Darwin on the now-famous voyage of the Beagle. This narrative describes how she took Darwin under her wing, providing clues and hints that guided his insights.

On March 4, 1928, 199 men lined up in Los Angeles, California, to participate in a 3,400-mile transcontinental footrace to New York City. The Bunion Derby, as the press dubbed the event, was the brainchild of sports promoter Charles C Pyle. He promised a $25,000 grand prize and claimed the competition would immortalize US Highway Route 66.

The Allen site in southwestern Nebraska has nurtured the interest of archaeologists and paleontologists with signs of a long history of human, animal, and environmental activity. This book focuses primarily on Paleoindian land use represented by the Allen Site and adjacent smaller sites collectively known as the Medicine Creek Paleoindian sites.

Offers a contribution to our understanding of the political and religious forces that drove the great cultural encounter between Spain and the Americas known as the 'conquest of Mexico.' This book features maps that illuminate the routes of the conquistadors, and the organization of indigenous settlements.

Emphasizing the vibrancy of Navajo culture, this title illustrates the process of incorporating ideas while retaining distinctive Navajo beliefs, values, and orientations.

Tells the story of a remarkable woman whose artistic mission was to relate Mexican cultural history to English-language readers. A world-renowned playwright in the 1930s and best-selling novelist in the 1940s, Josefina Niggli published at a time when Chicana/o literature was not yet recognized as such.

Frustrated as a school teacher unable to find good instructional materials on American Indians, the author bypassed the tired stereotype of Indians on horseback game and placed them in the setting of a powwow. Here, she provides children with a foundation for understanding and celebrating the enduring culture and heritage of American Indians.

Born in New Mexico at the end of World War I, Bluefeather Fellini is half-Pueblo Indian and half-Italian. Throughout his life, Bluefeather enjoys roaming and seeking his fortunes elsewhere, but he is always drawn back to Taos, the home of his Indian mother.

Presents an archaeological investigation of the events and consequences of the Pueblo Revolt of 1680. This book explores the roles of architecture and settlement in Puebloan society, the uses of ceramics and rock art in belief systems, and the influences of population movements and warfare patterns on social and political organization.

Offers cultural and botanical essays that present useful and fascinating facts about seventy-five species of wildflowers, including strategies for survival, plant evolution, origins of common and scientific plant names, family characteristics, and their roles in human history.

The relationship between Mexico and Cuba grabbed international headlines early in the 21st century due to a rift in a relationship generally understood to be unique, special, and friendly since Fidel Castro's rise to power in Cuba in 1959. This book portrays a broad-based history of this unique and complex association.

The Guadalupe Mountains are located at west Texas and southeast New Mexico. There are countless stories associated with the Guadalupe Mountains. Many are factual, having been historically documented. Others are part of the legend and lore. A few are bizarre. This title includes numerous tales and stories for armchair travelers.

Intended for children, this book demonstrates how ancient Puebloan peoples carried out their daily lives. It talks about the Puebloan people's relationships with animals. It includes characters such as the Shaman, a man with supernatural power; and the water serpent, a revered animal, which travels along the riverbanks.

"Anaya has retold a Mexican legend and made it his own with his spiritual prose. . .A beautifully written and illustrated title."--School Library Journal

Synthesizing a range of international relations scholarship, including perspectives from gender, race, and cultural studies, this title offers the history of the Americas that ranges from the adventures of eighteenth-century whaling men to the contemporary struggle over globalization.

Come along as Ji-Stu the Rabbit and his friend Wildcat follow the North Star for days until they find a giant cottonwood tree. It stands atop a tall hill covered with sunflowers. According to an old story, this hilltop is home to a tribe of mysterious birds with shining red heads and brilliant blue bodies.

When the discovery of silver at Tombstone first became known in mid-1880, there were about 26 saloons and breweries. By July of the following year, the number of saloons in Tombstone doubled. This title focuses on the silver mines, one reason for the city's founding, and the saloons. It offers tales about Tombstone's mining and gambling history.

Before she was Wichita, Kansas, she was a collection of grass huts, home to the ancestors of the Wichita Indians. Then came the Spanish conquistadors, seeking gold but finding instead vast herds of buffalo. This title provides tribute to the characters who played a role in shaping Wichita's past.