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IlegalReflexiones de un inmigrante indocumentadoJOSÉ ÁNGEL N. Traducido por Verónica Murguía, en colaboración con el autor. Prólogos de Marco Escalante y Francisco González Crussí“He aquí la autobiografía de un hombre honesto, obligado a vivir entre sombras. . . . Un retrato fiel, una fotografía en close-up de la vida de un inmi-grante indocumentado en Estados Unidos.” —Kirkus Reviews152 pp. 6 x 9. 2019. Paperback 978-0-252-08417-1. $19.95; E-book 978-0-252-05122-7. $14.95

IllegalReflections of an Undocumented ImmigrantJOSÉ ÁNGEL N.“With great eloquence and pathos, N. draws on his daily life and references philosophers from Socrates to Kant to describe the netherworld of the undocumented. He takes solace in his education and his gift for reflection as he watches the slow and frustrating process of immigration reform N. gives voice to the millions who, of necessity, live in the shadows.”—Booklist 136 pp. 6 x 9. 2014. Paperback 978-0-252-07986-3. $19.95; E-book 978-0-252-09618-1. $17.96

The Latina/o Midwest ReaderEDITED BY OMAR VALERIO-JIMÉNEZ, SANTIAGO VAQUERA-VÁSQUEZ, AND CLAIRE F. FOXAfterword by Frances R. Aparicio”An engaging and much needed collection of essays that examines historical and contemporary Latina and Latino place-making in the U.S. heart-land. A valuable introduction to the old and new Midwest.”—Mérida Rúa, editor of Latino Urban Ethnography and the Work of Elena Padilla 352 pp. 6.125 x 9.25. 36 b & w photos, 1 chart, 4 tables. 2017. Paperback 978-0-252-08277-1. $28.00; E-book 978-0-252-09980-9. $25.20

In Search of BelongingLatinas, Media, and CitizenshipJILLIAN M. BÁEZ”Báez’s timely and pathbreaking book explores the missing link in the literature of Latinx cultural studies, which have focused on matters of pro-duction or representation but seldom on Latinx audiences as active agents of their own.” —Arlene Dávila, author of El Mall: The Spatial and Class Politics of Shopping Malls in Latin America202 pp. 6 x 9. 11 b & w photos, 4 tables. 2018. Paperback 978-0-252-08341-9. $26.00; E-book 978-0-252-05046-6. $19.95

Chicago CatólicoMaking Catholic Parishes MexicanDEBORAH E. KANTER”Chicago Católico is the first book of its kind, a superb history of Mexican parish life in a city of diverse Catholic immigrants. Kanter relates a fascinating tale of faith, identity, and the trans-formation of a city’s largest religious institution.” —Timothy Matovina, author of Latino Catholicism: Transformation in America’s Largest Church224 pp. 6 x 9. 20 b & w photos, 3 maps, 2 charts, 3 tables. 2020. Paper 978-0-252-08484-3. $24.95; E-book 978-0-252-05184-5. $14.95

The Mexican Revolution in ChicagoImmigration Politics from the Early Twentieth Century to the Cold WarJOHN H. FLORES ”Well-researched and argued. He does an excellent job in examining the role of political leadership and the political culture of Mexican Chicago.”—Juan Mora-Torres, author of The Making of the Mexican Border: The State, Capitalism, and Society in Nuevo León, 1848–1910 252 pp. 6 x 9. 16 tables. 2018. Paperback 978-0-252-08342-6. $28.00; E-book 978-0-252-05047-3. $19.95

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Negotiating LatinidadIntralatina/o Lives in ChicagoFRANCES R. APARICIO

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Compañeros Latino Activists in the Face of AIDS JESUS RAMIREZ-VALLES “Ramirez-Valles argues that community involve-ment, in this case related to the HIV epidemic, creates social change while simultaneously nour-ishing the self of those involved. The argument is sustained through the voices of eight Latino gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals.” —Contemporary Sociology 192 pp. 6 x 9. 6 tables. 2011. Paperback 978-0-252-07821-7. $27.00; E-book 978-0-252-09347-0. $24.30 Received first place in the Best Health Book—English category in the Latino Literacy Now’s International Latino Book Awards

Latina Lives in MilwaukeeTHERESA DELGADILLO”Not only excellent but timely as well. The book will undoubtedly prove to be a valuable resource guide that will not only introduce the literature but also provide an impressive study for experts in Latina cultural studies.”—Alvina E. Quintana, author of Home Girls: Chicana Literary Voices 240 pp. 6 x 9. 16 b & w photos. 2015. Paperback 978-0-252-08136-1. $28.00; E-book 978-0-252-09793-5. $25.20

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Defending Their Own in the ColdThe Cultural Turns of U.S. Puerto RicansMARC ZIMMERMAN”A book that will undoubtedly have an impact on US Puerto Rican Studies by expanding the repertoire of authors, works, and approaches that have traditionally defined the field.”—Moreno: New Perspectives in U.S. Puerto Rican Cultural and Literary Studies 232 pp. 6 x 9. 20 b & w photos. 2011. Hardcover 978-0-252-03646-0. $57.00; E-book 978-0-252-09349-4. $30.00 Received an Honorable Mention in the Frank Bonilla Book Award Competition from the Puerto Rican Studies Association

Latino Urban Ethnography and the Work of Elena PadillaEDITED BY MÉRIDA M. RÚA“This book affirms and celebrates the importance of Elena Padilla’s work and legacy, but more im-portantly it reclaims her as an exemplary scholar of the Chicago School of Sociology.” —Maura I. Toro-Morn, coeditor of Migration and Immigration: A Global ViewContributors are Nicholas De Genova, Zaire Zenit Dinzey-Flores, Elena Padilla, Ana Y. Ramos-Zayas, Mérida M. Rúa, and Arlene Torres. 224 pp. 6 x 9. 1 b & w photo, 1 table. 2010. Paperback 978-0-252-07763-0. $24.00; E-book 978-0-252-09026-4. $21.60

¡Marcha!Latino Chicago and the Immigrant Rights MovementEDITED BY AMALIA PALLARES AND NILDA FLORES-GONZÁLEZ”¡Marcha! brings together a diverse array of complementary analyses of the key actors, ideas, and institutions of the spring 2006 immigrant rights mobilization, the largest single wave of street protests in U.S. history.”—Jonathan Fox, author of Accountability Politics: Power and Voice in Rural Mexico320 pp. 6.125 x 9.25. 10 b & w photos, 18 charts, 1 table. 2010. Paperback 978-0-252-07716-6. $32.00

Chicanas of 18th Street Narratives of a Movement from Latino Chicago LEONARD G. RAMÍREZ WITH YENELLI FLORES, MARÍA GAMBOA, ISAURA GONZÁLEZ, VICTORIA PÉREZ, MAGDA RAMÍREZ-CASTAÑEDA, AND CRISTINA VITAL“For clear writing, honest introspection, and helpful historiography on the Chicano movement, I commend this book.”—Fides et historia 272 pp. 6 x 9. 22 b & w photos, 7 line drawings, 1 map. 2011. Paperback 978-0-252-07812-5. $29.00; E-book 978-0-252-09302-9. $26.10

Bringing Aztlán to Mexican ChicagoMy Life, My Work, My ArtJOSÉ GAMALIEL GONZÁLEZEdited and with an Introduction by Marc Zimmerman“Gónzalez was a tireless and forceful artist-activist who struggled to promote Latino arts in the community and mainstream. His life story gives the reader a glipse into the rise of Latino popular art and politics. His autobiography fills a substantial gap in the cultural history of Chicago’s Latino community.”—Latino Studies 200 pp. 8.5 x 11. 128 b & w photos. 2010. Paperback 978-0-252-07735-7. $32.00; E-book 978-0-252-09014-1. $28.80

Moving Beyond BordersJulian Samora and the Establishment of Latino StudiesEDITED BY ALBERTO LÓPEZ PULIDO, BARBARA DRISCOLL DE ALVARADO, AND CARMEN SAMORA“Succeeds mightily in giving Julian Samora his well-deserved recognition as a major figure in the building and sustenance of an important dimen-sion of inclusion in higher education.” —Journal of American Ethnic History 312 pp. 6 x 9. 11 b & w photos, 1 table. 2009. Paperback 978-0-252-07656-5. $32.00

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