A Mexican Dream and Other Compositions - Hardcover

Cigarroa, Barbara González

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0875656331 ISBN 13: 9780875656335

Verlag: Texas Christian University Press, 2017

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Reseña del editor

A Mexican Dream and Other Compositions presents a rare collection of interwoven essays chronicling the fascinating history of the Cigarroa family and their influence on the Texas-Mexico border landscape. Barbara Gonzalez Cigarroa brings to life stories of her ancestors and other family members, including: Rebecca Iriarte, who raised her fi ve children during the Mexican Revolution of 1910; Judge Manuel J. Raymond, one of the last of the border patrones who expertly navigated contrasting cultures across border lines; Henry B. Gonzalez, US Congressman and the first Mexican American elected to the Texas Senate during a time of blatant racial discrimination; Dr. Joaquin Gonzalez Cigarroa Jr., a revered physician and education activist; Dr. Francisco Cigarroa, pediatric transplant surgeon and former chancellor of the University of Texas system; Barbara Flores Cigarroa, a mother of ten whose values and resolve inspired her children and many grandchildren to excel in the fi nest universities and beyond. In presenting richly detailed vignettes with keen observation and grace, Cigarroa offers captivating and original insights not only into her family's remarkable story, but also into the beauty of the extraordinary traits and enduring spirit of the people of our Texas borderlands.

Biografía del autor

Barbara Gonzalez Cigarroa was raised in a family of ten children in the border town of Laredo, Texas. She graduated from Harvard with highest honors and received a joint JD-MSW degree from Washington University. An Attorney General's Honors Program graduate, she has worked as an immigration attorney for the government both in New York City and in El Paso, Texas, USA.

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• Verlag: Texas Christian University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0875656331
• ISBN 13: 9780875656335
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 160