Growing up in a half-white, half-brown town and family in South Texas, Stephanie Elizondo Griest struggled with her cultural identity. Upon turning thirty, she ventured to her mother's native Mexico to do some root-searching and stumbled upon a social movement that shook the nation to its core. Mexican Enough chronicles her adventures rumbling with luchadores (professional wrestlers), marching with rebel teachers in Oaxaca, investigating the murder of a prominent gay activist, and sneaking into a prison to meet with indigenous resistance fighters. She also visits families of the undocumented workers she befriended back home. Travel mates include a Polish thief, a Border Patrol agent, and a sultry dominatrix. Part memoir, part journalistic reportage, Mex more »
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Available | Yes |
Author | Stephanie Elizondo Griest |
Binding | Paperback |
Brand | Griest, Stephanie Elizondo |
EAN | 9781416540175 |
Edition | 0 |
ISBN | 1416540172 |
Label | Washington Square Press |
Manufacturer | Washington Square Press |
MPN | 9781416540175 |
NumberOfItems | 1 |
NumberOfPages | 323 |
PackageQuantity | 1 |
PartNumber | 9781416540175 |
ProductGroup | Book |
ProductTypeName | ABIS_BOOK |
PublicationDate | 2008-08-05 |
Publisher | Washington Square Press |
ReleaseDate | 2008-08-05 |
Studio | Washington Square Press |
Title | Mexican Enough: My Life between the Borderlines |