The Circuit - Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child (Hardcover, New)

After dark in a Mexican border town, a father holds open a hole in a wire fence as his wife and two small boys crawl through. So begins life in the United States for many people every day. And so begins this collection of twelve autobiographical stories by Santa Clara University professor Francisco Jimenez, who at the age of four illegally crossed the border with his family in 1947. The Circuit, the story of young Panchito and his trumpet, is one of the most widely anthologized stories in Chicano literature. At long last, Jimenez offers more about the wise, sensitive little boy who has grown into a role model for subsequent generations of immigrants. These independent but intertwined stories follow the family through their circuit, from picking cotton and strawberries to topping carrots--and back agai--over a number of years. As it moves from one labor camp to the next, the little family of four grows into ten. Impermanence and poverty define their lives. But with faith, hope, and back-breaking work, the family endures.

General

Imprint:	University of New Mexico Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 1997
First published:	October 1997
Authors:	Francisco Jim enez
Dimensions:	178 x 121 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	134
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-8263-1797-1
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Novels, other prose & writers > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > General
LSN:	0-8263-1797-9
Barcode:	9780826317971

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