Growing Up Gonzales

Growing Up Gonzales
Author: Felix Rojas
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2015-09-30
Genre:
ISBN: 9780996827607

A two-act play about two brothers growing up in the Bronx in the 1970s. When Johnny Gonzales loses his younger brother, Cisco, it becomes his responsibility to clean out his deceased brother's apartment. While cleaning the apartment, Johnny discovers a shoebox filled with pages and pages of notes and stories of their past. He dives head first into Cisco's off beat world and discovers a brother he never really knew.

Lives in Limbo

Lives in Limbo
Author: Roberto G. Gonzales
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 318
Release: 2016
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0520287266

"Over two million of the nation's eleven million undocumented immigrants have lived in the United States since childhood. Due to a broken immigration system, they grow up to uncertain futures. In Lives in Limbo, Roberto G. Gonzales introduces us to two groups: the college-goers, like Ricardo, whose good grades and strong network of community support propelled him into higher education, only to land in a factory job a few years after graduation, and the early-exiters, like Gabriel, who failed to make meaningful connections in high school and started navigating dead-end jobs, immigration checkpoints, and a world narrowly circumscribed by legal limitations. This ethnography asks why highly educated undocumented youth ultimately share similar work and life outcomes with their less-educated peers, even as higher education is touted as the path to integration and success in America. Gonzales bookends his study with discussions of how the prospect of immigration reform, especially the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, could impact the lives of these young Americans"--Provided by publisher.

Beloved and the Pepper Tree

Beloved and the Pepper Tree
Author: Ann Gonzales
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018-08-08
Genre: Friendship
ISBN: 9781634891394

Beloved is best friends with the Pepper Tree who lives down the hill from her house. She loves the Pepper Tree because it gives her shade to read in and branches to climb. When Mama tells Beloved they are moving away, Beloved is heartbroken. But the Pepper Tree has one last gift: a gift to help Beloved cope when everything changes.

Men Without Bliss

Men Without Bliss
Author: Rigoberto González
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2014-10-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0806185627

In cities and fields, Mexican American men are leading lives of quiet desperation. In this collection of thirteen startling stories, Rigoberto González weaves complex portraits of Latinos leading ordinary, practically invisible lives while navigating the dark waters of suppressed emotion—true-to-life characters who face emotional hurt, socioeconomic injustice, indignities in the workplace, or sexual repression. But because their culture expects men to symbolize power and control, they dare not risk succumbing to displays of weakness. González shines an empathetic light into the shadows of Mexican culture to portray characters who suffer in silence—men both straight and gay who must come to terms with their grief, loneliness, and pain. By exploring the private moments of men trapped inside unforgiving stereotypes, he critiques long-held assumptions of Latino behavior. He shows us individuals who must break out of various closets to become fully realized adults, and makes us feel the emotional pain of men in a culture that recognizes only the pain and hardship of women. Men without Bliss conveys the silent suffering of all men, not just Latinos. It will open readers’ eyes to unexpected facets of Latino culture, and perhaps of their own lives.

Youth to Power

Youth to Power
Author: Jamie Margolin
Publisher: Hachette Go
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2020-06-02
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0738246670

"Jamie Margolin is among the powerful and inspiring youth activists leading a movement to demand urgent action on the climate crisis. With determined purpose and moral clarity, Jamie is pushing political leaders to develop ambitious plans to confront this existential threat to humanity. Youth To Power is an essential how-to for anyone of any age who feels called to act to protect our planet for future generations." --- Former Vice President Al Gore Climate change activist and Zero Hour cofounder Jamie Margolin offers the essential guide to changemaking for young people. The 1963 Children's March. The 2016 Dakota Access Pipeline protests. March for Our Lives, and School Strike for Climate. What do all these social justice movements have in common?They were led by passionate, informed, engaged young people. Jamie Margolin has been organizing and protesting since she was fourteen years old. Now the co-leader of a global climate action movement, she knows better than most how powerful a young person can be. You don't have to be able to vote or hold positions of power to change the world. In Youth to Power, Jamie presents the essential guide to changemaking, with advice on writing and pitching op-eds, organizing successful events and peaceful protests, time management as a student activist, utilizing social and traditional media to spread a message, and sustaining long-term action. She features interviews with prominent young activists including Tokata Iron Eyes of the #NoDAPL movement and Nupol Kiazolu of the #BlackLivesMatter movement, who give guidance on handling backlash, keeping your mental health a priority, and how to avoid getting taken advantage of. Jamie walks readers through every step of what effective, healthy, intersectional activism looks like. Young people have a lot to say, and Youth to Power will give you the tools to raise your voice.

A New Kind of Wild

A New Kind of Wild
Author: Zara Gonzalez Hoang
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2020-04-21
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0525553894

This sweet author-illustrator debut celebrates imagination, the magic of friendship, and all the different ways we make a new place feel like home. For Ren, home is his grandmother's little house, and the lush forest that surrounds it. Home is a place of magic and wonder, filled with all the fantastical friends that Ren dreams up. Home is where his imagination can run wild. For Ava, home is a brick and cement city, where there's always something to do or see or hear. Home is a place bursting with life, where people bustle in and out like a big parade. Home is where Ava is never lonely because there's always someone to share in her adventures. When Ren moves to Ava's city, he feels lost without his wild. How will he ever feel at home in a place with no green and no magic, where everything is exactly what it seems? Of course, not everything in the city is what meets the eye, and as Ren discovers, nothing makes you feel at home quite like a friend. Inspired by the stories her father told her about moving from Puerto Rico to New York as a child, Zara González Hoang's author-illustrator debut is an imaginative exploration of the true meaning of "home."

Broken Walk

Broken Walk
Author: Ruben Gonzales
Publisher:
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2020-10-23
Genre:
ISBN: 9781632211590

Highly recommended for the Glory of God alone by Global Pastor Tommy Barnett Hobble with me on my life journey. Experience my expedition as I find my way through darkness boosted by alcohol. See a jungle filled with branches of bad choices, regret, and crooked paths. Feel my brokenness of knowing my life is wrong but having no clue on how to fix it. Rejoice with me as I describe the changing of my heart and the happiness associated with becoming a Child of the King. As a young man I wanted to change the world ... as a wise man I did much better by changing myself. It is my hope the reader will receive joy from the strength of the Lord and their faith is increased. Walk with me and see how God has given me a second chance and placed me on the eternal Path to Peace. Ruben Gonzales is a late blooming writer who uses personal experiences and humor to inspire others. He is a Vietnam veteran who served on the USS Gray DE-1054. His first Christian book called Barrio Walk: Stepping Into Wisdom is about growing up "south of the tracks" in Phoenix, Arizona. His MBA is from the University of Colorado; his undergraduate is from Arizona State University. During 39 years with USPS, he held several Postmaster positions and worked his way into the Executive ranks. He currently resides near Austin TX with his wife.

Family, Familia

Family, Familia
Author: Diane Gonzales Bertrand
Publisher: Arte Publico Press
Total Pages: 42
Release: 1999-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781611920116

A reluctant participant in the Gonzalez family reunion, Daniel has some pleasant surprises and discovers the meaning of family.

Yo Soy Muslim

Yo Soy Muslim
Author: Mark Gonzales
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2017-08-29
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1481489372

A Huffington Post Most Powerful Children’s Book of 2017 From Muslim and Latino poet Mark Gonzales comes a touching and lyrical picture book about a parent who encourages their child to find joy and pride in all aspects of their multicultural identity. Dear little one, …know you are wondrous. A child of crescent moons, a builder of mosques, a descendant of brilliance, an ancestor in training. Written as a letter from a father to his daughter, Yo Soy Muslim is a celebration of social harmony and multicultural identities. The vivid and elegant verse, accompanied by magical and vibrant illustrations, highlights the diversity of the Muslim community as well as Indigenous identity. A literary journey of discovery and wonder, Yo Soy Muslim is sure to inspire adults and children alike.

Seeking (HC)

Seeking (HC)
Author: Jessica Reed
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
Total Pages: 154
Release: 2021-02-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1636615112

Seeking (HC) By: Jessica Reed Never short on cash for fun, games or funding her education and without reason other than peer pressure—Tori naively takes the bait of a rationalizing friend who leads their group of 5 co-eds down a path signing up for the online “dating” platform, Seeking Arrangements, where wealthy men and women seek to establish mistress-styles relationships. No, it’s not prostitution, and it’s not criminal. It’s fun and the men crave or deserve this treatment. Or so Tori thought. After a series of bad decisions that only money and over-confidence can buy, Victoria has lost herself, only to re-find herself in the classroom of Arthur Tomlinson, first semester of pursuing her Law degree. But old habits die hard, and she’s soon caught up in more ethical struggles and self-reflection. Not only Tori, but her teacher and others, battle ethical and moral struggles as their stories unfold. What can Tori do to make things right?