non-Fiction Books

nonfiction

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the branch of literature comprising works of narrative prose dealing with or offering opinions or conjectures upon facts and reality, including biography, history, and the essay .

E-books:

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an electronic version of a printed book that can be read on a computer or handheld device designed specifically for this purpose.

The following nonfiction e-books can be found in EBSCO's High School E-book Collection by searching for the book's title. Others can be found in the EBSCO E-book Collection by typing in keywords such as Latino American experience, ethnic discrimination, racial profiling, and other keywords listed under the Keyword Development Page of this pathfinder.

Use the link provided above to access EBSCO's E-book Collection or visit the Calhoun County High School website, click on Library on the left side of the screen, and then click on Links from the Saints Media Center page. The link for the EBSCO's E-book Collection will take you directly into the collection if accessing while on campus. To access from home, users will first need to visit the Saints Media Center to get the user name and password information that will grant access off campus.

In this book, Mireya Loza sheds new light on the private lives of migrant men who participated in the Bracero Program (1942–1964), a binational agreement between the United States and Mexico that allowed hundreds of thousands of Mexican workers to enter this country on temporary work permits. While this program and the issue of temporary workers has long been politicized on both sides of the border, Loza argues that the prevailing romanticized image of braceros as a family-oriented, productive, legal workforce has obscured the real, diverse experiences of the workers themselves. Focusing on underexplored aspects of workers' lives--such as their transnational union-organizing efforts, the sexual economies of both hetero and queer workers, and the ethno-racial boundaries among Mexican indigenous braceros--Loza reveals how these men defied perceived political, sexual, and racial norms.

This is a collection of personal stories of struggle and success that reflect on what it means to be Latino in the United States.

This is a collection of first-person testimonies and articles by Latino men and boys who have been or are incarcerated. The collection seeks to humanize disadvantaged Latino young men and call attention to the need for a restorative rather than punitive justice system.

In this memoir, playwright Guillermo Reyes retells life as the secretly illegitimate son of a Chilean immigrant to the United States and as a young man struggling with body image and identity. It also tells the story of Guillermo’s mother, María, who supports herself and her son cleaning houses and then working as a nanny in Washington, D.C. and eventually in Hollywood.

This book provides a disturbing account of Latino crime gangs. Focusing on the Los Angeles–based Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) and the 18th Street Gang, and the Chicago-based Latin Kings, the book describes how neighborhood gangs evolved into extremely brutal, sophisticated criminal enterprises and how local and federal authorities have struggled to suppress them.

U.S. Latinos have made important contributions to American society, and this biographical dictionary is devoted to celebrating those contributions. All 127 men and women profiled in this work have immigrated to or been born in the United States and have made major contributions to American life and culture.

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.

This book shows the pivotal role the American small town plays in the ongoing American immigrant story—as well as how this booming population is shaping and reviving rural communities.

In this short but powerful memoir, Marisol explains that she knew her departure for Yale would create conflict with her family, but she is surprised that her leaving leads to a bond with her parents that she could never have imagined.

Marisol is one of thirty-six Latinos whose writings are included in this collection. They all uniquely document their struggles with the issues that young people encounter--friendship, death, anorexia, divorce, sexuality--but added to these difficulties are those specific to their ethnicity, such as adjusting to a new culture and language, and handling familial and cultural expectations that can limit their hopes and dreams but just as often enrich their lives.

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