Chicanadas: The Adventures of Growing Up Mexican in South Texas

The book is semi-autobigraphical and reflects on a myriad of memories darting back to childhood. Now, at the age of 70 the author looks back at accomplishments, failures and memories. All of them were shaped by growing up Mexican in South Texas and these reflections and anecdotes now impact the world.Chicanadas is a derivative of the word Chicano. A Chicano is a American of Mexican descent who grew up in the United States during the revolutionary 60's and 70's. To be a Chicano meant we wanted to change the world. We sought and identity, but all we really wanted was to be accepted for what we were - Americans proud of our heritage. Sometimes we would ramble on about dreams we had - becoming lawyers, politicians, educators. In many ways, we were the first dreamers and the first to say - "Basta" Enough So RAMBLE ON WITH MY "CHICANADAS.

Author: Manuel C. Flores
Publisher: Lime Press LLC
Published: 08/20/2020
Pages: 150
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.56d
ISBN: 9781953584106

About the Author
Flores, Manuel C.: - "Dr. Manuel Flores is a professor of journalism/communications at Texas A&M University in Kingsville. He is the former chair of the Art, Communications and Theatre Dept. at TAMUK. Previously, he was a journalism professor at Del Mar College in Corpus Christi. He has more than 25 years in Higher Education. Dr. Flores has written one book - Hispanics in the Media: More than 100 years of Spanish-Language Influence in U.S. Communications. He is an award-winning journalist earning recognition for his reporting on sports and education. He is currently the book-review columnist for the Corpus Christi Caller-Times. His column, Texana Reads, is syndicated in several southwestern newspapers. He has written numerous scholarly and academic articles and has been recognized for his community work. Dr. Flores retired as a captain from the Texas Army National Guard."