5. The Working World: Sweating Under a New Sun
Fiction
Fiction
- Norma Cantú: “Se me enchina el cuerpo al oír tu cuento”.
- Cristina Garcia: “Tito’s Goodbye”.
- Dagoberto Gilb: “Al in Phoenix”.
- Ray Gonzalez, "Invisible Country".
- Alberto Rios: “The Child”.
- Helena Maria Viramontes: “The Cariboo Café”.
Poetry
Poetry
- Julia Alvarez: “Woman’s Work”.
- Jimmy Santiago Baca: “Work We Hate and Dreams We Love”.
- Martín Espada: “Who Burns for the Perfection of Paper”.
“Jorge the Church Janitor Finally Quits”.
“Jorge the Church Janitor Finally Quits”.
“Federico’s Ghost”.
“Federico’s Ghost”.
- Diana Garcia: “When Living Was a Labor Camp Called Montgomery”.
- Jose B. Gonzalez: “Because No One Should Say ‘Chávez Who?’”.
- Carolina Hospital: “Blake in the Tropics”.
- Luis J. Rodriguez: “Hungry”.
- Gary Soto: "The Elements of San Joaquin".
- “Mexicans Begin Jogging”.
Essay.
Essay.
- Jose Antonio Burciaga: “Pachucos and the Taxi Cab Brigade”.
- Broader Horizons: Resources for Writing and Class Discussion.
- Literary Critical Essay/Discussion Topics.
- The Novel Connection (List of Novelists).
- The Film Connection.
- Thematic Connection Listing.