Queer in Aztlan: Chicano Male Recollections of Consciousness and Coming Out
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (515 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1621318052 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 452 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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A much needed guide for Queer Chicanos/Latinos everywhere Iván Wow, this is the kind of work I’ve been yearning for. As a queer chicano, you go through your life feeling the burden of invisibility. You’re part of the struggle, harboring an immense love for your gente, yet you never see your reflection in its collective memory. The words in this book will finally break down the silence that so many boys and men in our community have internalized as as their past and destiny.
Geyser Ethics Memorial Scholarship.. In 2010 he organized the 5th Annual Queer People of Color Conference at San Diego State University, and co-organized the National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies 3rd Jotería Conference. Del Castillo is an associate professor in the Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies at San Diego State University, and from 2007 to 2010 Professor Del Castillo served as the first Chicana chair of the department. Her research interests include Chicana feminisms, the economic survival strategies of working-class women in Mexico City, rights discourse, and postnational notions of citizenship.Gibrán Güido is a doctoral student in the Department of Literature at the University of California, San Diego. The anthology Queer in Aztlán: Chicano Male Recollections of Consciousness and Coming Out gives readers the opportunity to experience deeply personal narratives from queer Chic