The story began in 1918, when Gustavo Arellano's great-grandfather
and grandfather arrived in the United States, only to be met with
flying potatoes. They ran, and hid, and then went to work in Orange
County's citrus groves, where, eventually, thousands of fellow
Mexican villagers joined them. Gustavo was born sixty years later,
the son of a tomato canner who dropped out of school in the ninth
grade and an illegal immigrant who snuck into this country in the
trunk of a Chevy. Meanwhile, Orange County changed radically, from
a bucolic paradise of orange groves to the land where good
Republicans go to die, American Christianity blossoms, and way too
many bad television shows are green-lit.
Part personal narrative, part cultural history, "Orange County"
is the outrageous and true story of the man behind the wildly
popular and controversial column "Ask a Mexican " and the locale
that spawned him. It is a tale of growing up in an immigrant
enclave in a crime-ridden neighborhood, but also in a promised
land, a place that has nourished America's soul and Gustavo's
family, both in this country and back in Mexico, for a century.
Nationally bestselling author, syndicated columnist, and the
spiciest voice of the Mexican-American community, Gustavo Arellano
delivers the hilarious and poignant follow-up to "Ask a Mexican , "
his critically acclaimed debut. "Orange County" not only weaves
Gustavo's family story with the history of Orange County and the
modern Mexican-immigrant experience but also offers sharp,
"caliente" insights into a wide range of political, cultural, and
social issues.
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