mexican american poets

Jimmy Santiago Baca chronicles the experiences he had while growing up on a small farm in New Mexico, in detention centers and orphanages, and during the years he spent as a drug dealer in San Diego and Arizona.

The author recalls the year when his farm worker parents settled down in the city so that he could go to school for the first time.

The author recalls the year when his farm worker parents settled down in the city so that he could go to school for the first time.

Jimmy Santiago Baca chronicles the experiences he had while growing up on a small farm in New Mexico, in detention centers and orphanages, and during the years he spent as a drug dealer in San Diego and Arizona.

Presents a collection of poems by well-known children's writer Gary Soto that capture the essence of everyday life.