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Amelio Robles, the Trans Hero of the Mexican Revolution The story of Amelio Robles, the trans hero of the Mexican Revolution, marks the fact that gender diversity has always been present in our reality and has played a key role in the different historical events of Mexico.

Cien años de soledad Millones de ejemplares de Cien años de soledad leídos en todas las lenguas y el Premio Nobel de Literatura coronando una obra que se había abierto paso a “boca a boca” —como gusta decir el escritor— son la más palpable demostración de que la aventura fabulosa de la familia Buendía-Iguarán, con sus milagros, fantasías, obsesiones, tragedias, incestos, adulterios, rebeldías, descubrimientos y condenas, representaba al mismo tiempo el mito y la historia, la tragedia y el amor del mundo entero.

Diego Rivera Like his contemporary, Pablo Picasso, the Mexican artist Diego Rivera (1886-1957) was a man of enormous energy, astonishing versatility, and voracious appetites. Rivera made his mark as one of the greatest muralists of the twentieth century. His dramatic public life involved him in the deepest contradictions of art and politics. The great years of Rivera's art - the 1920s and early 1930s - saw an outpouring of work that was equal to the achievement of any twentieth-century master.

Emiliano Zapata : revolution & betrayal in Mexico Emphasizing the man rather than the movement, the author provides an excellent political biography of Zapata. Concludes that Zapata was successful as a local and regional leader but could not make the transition to national leadership, primarily because of the activities of his urban advisors in late 1914 and early 1915

Graciela Iturbide : Juchitán In 1979, the Mexican photographer Graciela Iturbide traveled to the city of Juchitan in Oaxaca. Over the next decade she made emotionally charged photographs of the people there - from "Magnolia," to the strong women of the matriarchal society of Juchitan. This volume brings together fifty of these powerful images by one of Mexico's most important contemporary photographers.

Jaime Escalante : inspiring educator The story of the Bolivian-born teacher who immigrated to the United States where he has become successful in motivating his students to excel in science and math.

Jaime Escalante : sensational teacher Presents the life of the Bolivian-born teacher who immigrated to the United States where he inspired and motivated his inner city students to excel in mathematics.

Laughing out loud, I fly : poems in English and Spanish From U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera, one of the most prominent Chicano poets writing today, here are poems like sweet music. Awarded the Pura Belpré Honor for this book, Herrera writes in both Spanish and English about the joy and laughter and sometimes the confusion of growing up in an upside-down, jumbled-up world--between two cultures, two homes. With a crazy maraca beat, Herrera creates poetry as rich and vibrant as mole de olé and pineapple tamales ... an aroma of papaya ... a clear soup with strong garlic, so you will grow & not disappear. Herrera's words are hot and peppery, good for you. They show us what it means to laugh out loud until it feels like flying.

Mendez vs. Westminster : for all the Children = para todos los niños (KOCE-TV Interview) In 1943, Gonzalo Méndez sued the Westminster School District of Orange County, California in order to end segregation in the public schools. This court case set an important legal precedent for ending segregation in the United States. Interviews Sylvia Mendez, Sandra Mendez Duran, Felicitas Mendez. Professor Gilbert Gonzalez from the University of California, Irvine is also interviewed.

Che Guevara Reader This reader is the bestselling, most comprehensive selection of Che Guevara’s writings, letters and speeches available in English. This volume covers Che’s writings on the Cuban revolutionary war, the first years of the revolution in Cuba and his vision for Latin America and the Third World.

Blood in the Fields : Óscar Romero, Catholic Social Teaching, and Land Reform Examines the life and martyrdom of Archbishop Oscar Romero in El Salvador through the lens of agrarian reform, arguing that his advocacy for the just distribution of land drew heavily on Catholic Social Doctrine and its conviction that creation is a common gift.

Who is Ana Mendieta? "Who Is Ana Mendieta? is a cultural biography of a Cuban American feminist artist working on the cusp of rebellion and regression. Ana Mendieta, whose bold work about the female body and violence was changing the course of art history, "went out the window" of the New York City apartment she shared with her husband, sculptor C\arl Andre, at the height of her career. Andre was tried and acquitted of her murder, and the legacy of Mendieta has been shrouded ever since.

Déjenme Llorar Déjenme Llorar is the debut studio album by Mexican singer and songwriter Carla Morrison, released on March 27, 2012, through Cosmica Records. Déjenme Llorar topped the Mexican Albums chart and peaked at numbers 15 and 56 at the Latin Pop Albums and Top Latin Albums charts, respectively. It was certified platinum in Mexico, being Morrison's first and only album to date to achieve that.

Mario and the hole in the sky : how a chemist saved our planet This is the true story of Mario Molina, the Mexican American chemist who brought the world back from the brink of environmental catastrophe. His inspiring story offers hope in the face of today's battle against global warming.

Luis Barragán : Mexico's modern master, 1902-1988 Many books cover the sublime forms and colors of Luis Barragan's architecture - its visual aspect - yet are silent on his education and development as an architect, his methods and his theories. Luis Barragan: Mexico's Modern Master, 1902-1988 is the first in-depth study of the architect and his work.

Photographic : the life of Graciela Iturbide Born in Mexico City in 1942, Graciela Iturbide wants to be a writer, but her conservative family has a different idea. Although she initially follows their wishes, she soon grows restless. After tragedy strikes, she turns to photography to better understand the world. The photographic journey she embarks on takes her throughout Mexico and around the globe, introducing her to fascinating people and cultures, and eventually bringing her success and fame. With more than two dozen photographs by Iturbide herself, Photographic explores the questions of what it means to become an artist

Playing America's Game: Baseball, Latinos, and the Color Line Although largely ignored by historians of both baseball in general and the Negro leagues in particular, Latinos have been a significant presence in organized baseball from the beginning. In this benchmark study on Latinos and professional baseball from the 1880s to the present, Adrian Burgos tells a compelling story of the men who negotiated the color line at every turn—passing as “Spanish” in the major leagues or seeking respect and acceptance in the Negro leagues.

Roberto Clemente : Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates On an island called Puerto Rico a boy named Roberto Clemente dreamed of nothing but winning at baseball. With no money -- but plenty of determination -- Clemente practiced on muddy fields with a glove made from a coffee sack. Little League became minor league, which turned into winter league ... and, finally, he made it to the major leagues! With lightning speed, towering home runs, and grand slams, Clemente introduced himself to America. Spare, evocative language -- and magnificent illustrations -- tell the story of a great athlete and even greater man who rose through the ranks of baseball to become one of the most admired players of all time.

Roberto Clemente: PBS American Experience Documentary Roberto Clemente is an in-depth look at an exceptional baseball player and committed humanitarian who challenged racial discrimination to become baseball’s first Latino superstar. Featuring interviews with Pulitzer Prize-winning authors David Maraniss and George F. Will, Clemente’s wife Vera, Baseball Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda, and former teammates, the documentary presents an intimate and revealing portrait of a man whose passion and grace made him a legend.

Separate is Never Equal : Sylvia Mendez & her family's fight for desegregation Almost 10 years before Brown vs. Board of Education, Sylvia Mendez and her parents helped end school segregation in California. An American citizen of Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage who spoke and wrote perfect English, Mendez was denied enrollment to a "Whites only" school. Her parents took action by organizing the Hispanic community and filing a lawsuit in federal district court. Their success eventually brought an end to the era of segregated education in California.

Stand and Deliver (1988) A teacher in a Los Angeles barrio inspires his students to excel at math and to pass the Calculus Advanced Placement Test. Double feature DVD with Lean on Me

Who killed Berta Cáceres? : dams, death squads, and an indigenous defender's battle for the planet In 2015, Cáceres won the Goldman prize, the world's leading environmental award, for leading a campaign to stop construction of an internationally funded dam on a river sacred to her indigenous Lenca people . Less than a year later she was dead. Drawing on more than a hundred interviews, confidential legal filings, and company documents during years of reporting in Honduras, Lakhani paints an intimate portrait of an extraordinary woman in a state beholden to corporate powers, organised crime, and the United States.

Berta Vive For many years Berta Caceres - Honduran environmental defender, Indigenous community leader and co-founder of COPINH (Council of Popular and Indigenous Organisations of Honduras) - campaigned against the construction, without consent, of the Agua Zarca dam in Lenca territory, by private energy company DESA. In 2016 she was assassinated. Since then there has been a long struggle to bring those responsible to justice.

Sylvia Rivera Law Project Named for the transgender rights advocate and Stonewall Riots participant Sylvia Rivera, the Sylvia Rivera Law Project (SRLP) was created in 2002 by transgender rights activist and attorney Dean Spade. Spade started with a desk and a phone in New York City, but SRLP soon grew into one of the primary transgender legal assistance organizations in the country. A significant part of SRLP’s mission is to assist and make conditions better for transgender inmates, reflecting a strong emphasis on discrimination and maltreatment in the criminal justice system by the organization.

The SAGE Encyclopedia of Trans Studies Sylvia Rivera is considered the mother of the trans rights movement. She was known for cofounding Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR) in 1970, a New York City organization that also formed STAR House for homeless youth. Throughout her life, Rivera was an outspoken advocate for LGBT rights. Using she/her pronouns, Rivera’s primary identifications over time were drag queen, transvestite, and transgender person of color; her sexual orientation was to men and trans women.

Tito Puente and the making of Latin music A multifaceted portrait of "El Rey," the great Puerto Rican musician who crossed boundaries between Latin music and jazz, includes recollections from colleagues, musical scores, excerpts from songs, and numerous photos of Tito Puente and the musical scene he helped create.

Tito Puente, Mambo King = Tito Puente, Rey del Mambo A vibrant bilingual picture-book biography that portrays the musical and cultural phenomenon of Tito Puente, Mambo King.

The Cambridge Introduction to Gabriel García Márquez The Colombian Nobel Prize winner, Gabriel García Márquez (b. 1927), wrote two of the great novels of the twentieth century, One Hundred Years of Solitude and Love in the Time of Cholera. As novelist, short story writer and journalist, García Márquez has one of literature's most instantly recognizable styles and since the beginning of his career has explored a consistent set of themes, revolving around the relationship between power and love.

The Stonewall Reader Drawing from the New York Public Library's archives, The Stonewall Reader is a collection of first accounts, diaries, periodic literature, and articles from LGBTQ magazines and newspapers that documented both the years leading up to and the years following the riots. Most importantly the anthology spotlights both iconic activists who were pivotal in the movement, such as Sylvia Rivera, co-founder of Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), as well as forgotten figures like Ernestine Eckstein, one of the few out, African American, lesbian activists in the 1960s. The anthology focuses on the events of 1969, the five years before, and the five years after.

Portraits of Hispanic American Heroes This visually stunning book showcases twenty Hispanic American men and women who have made outstanding contributions to the arts, politcs, science, humanitariansim, and athletics. SInce our nation's founding, individuals whose roots are in the Spanish-speaking countries have contributed immeasurably to the rich diversity that is America's melting pot. Chronicled here are their struggles and triumphs--what they faced and overcame on their way to great accomplishments.

Land or death ; the peasant struggle in Peru. The land occupations and uprisings by peasants in the early 1960s, recounted by a central leader of the struggle in Peru. "Blanco is acknowledged to be a foremost Latin American revolutionary…authentic glimpse into a significant pocket of simmering Latin American rebellion" - Publishers Weekly

The three amigos : the transnational filmmaking of Guillermo del Toro, Alejandro González Iñárritu, and Alfonso Cuarón This is the first academic book dedicated to the filmmaking of the Mexican born directors, Guillermo del Toro, Alejandro González Iñárritu, and Alfonso Cuarón. The book examines the career trajectories of the directors and presents a detailed analysis of their most significant films. These include studies on del Toro's Cronos/Chronos, El laberinto del fauno/Pan's Labyrinth and Hellboy II: The Golden Army; Inárritu's Amores Perros, 21 Grams and Babel; and Cuarón's Sólo con tu pareja/Love in the Time of Hysteria, Y tu mamá también, and Children of Men.

I, Rigoberta Menchú : an Indian woman in Guatemala The remarkable life of Rigoberta Menchú, a Guatemalan peasant woman, reflects on the experiences common to many Indian communities in Latin America. Menchú suffered gross injustice and hardship in her early life: her brother, father and mother were murdered by the Guatemalan military. She learned Spanish and turned to catechistic work as an expression of political revolt as well as religious commitment. Menchú vividly conveys the traditional beliefs of her community and her personal response to feminist and socialist ideas.

Roque Dalton, fusilemos la noche! It was once illegal to read books by Roque Dalton, one of El Salvador's most celebrated poets, in his own country. A descendant of legendary outlaws the Dalton Gang, he devoted his life to the cause of socialist revolution in Latin America - leading ultimately to his murder at age 39, in 1975. Roque Dalton, let's shoot the night! looks back on the life of this key figure in the movement resisting military dictatorship in El Salvador, and sheds new light on the circumstances of his death.

Create dangerously : the immigrant artist at work In this deeply personal book, the celebrated Haitian-American writer Edwidge Danticat reflects on art and exile. Inspired by Albert Camus and adapted from her own lectures for Princeton University's Toni Morrison Lecture Series, here Danticat tells stories of artists who create despite (or because of) the horrors that drove them from their homelands. Combining memoir and essay, these moving and eloquent pieces examine what it means to be an artist from a country in crisis.