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On the streets and in their homes, Latinos are everywhere asserting their cultural
identities and changing the face of American cities. This book records the voices
and visions of poets, cartoonists, photographers, architects, geographers, designers,
playwrights, musicians, and filmmakers as they testify to the new vida latina in
Los Angeles. They uncover the transformations of Latino memory, identity, and destiny
in the social spaces of the barrio. Using Spanish, English, and Spanglish, contributors
mingle the jingle of palatero trucks with sweatshops, in-your-face cartoons, rock music,
family photos, hard-edged reporting, videos, and lyrical laments. The result is a joyful
celebration of pivotal moment in Latino history in the USA. | |
