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(Re)constructing Memory, Place, and Identity in Twentieth Century Houston: A Memoir on Family and Being Mexican American in Space City USA (Latinx Studies) Paperback – July 22, 2023

by Louis Mendoza (Author)

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What does it mean to be Mexican American in Houston, TX?

For the Mendoza-Martinez family, the answer to this question is complicated and evolving. In this fascinating memoir, author Dr Louis Mendoza tells his family's story over three generations, exploring the ongoing efforts to negotiate intense racialization in Texas. Examining questions of community, belonging and home, migrancy, and social strata, the book considers the interconnectedness of ethnic identity and place through the lens of lived experience.

Explicitly addressing the challenges of constructing-or reconstructing-a multi-generational family narrative when the traditional resources of family archives are limited, this memoir will enhance and illuminate courses in Latinx or Latin American studies, migrant studies, American studies, sociology, oral history, and cultural anthropology.

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Louis Mendoza PhD is a professor in the School of Humanities, Arts, and Cultural Studies, and professor of literature and cultural studies at Arizona State University. Originally from Houston, TX, Mendoza is the author of several books on immigration and the Latinoization of the US. He also directed a short film based on his research, entitled A Journey Across Our America: Observations and Reflections on the Latinoization of the US.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lived Places Publishing (July 22, 2023)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 244 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1915271541
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1915271549
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.7 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.51 x 9 inches

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- #1,526 in Hispanic & Latin Biographies
- #2,307 in Hispanic American Demographic Studies
- #108,680 in Memoirs (Books)

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Louis Mendoza is a professor of Latina/o literary and cultural studies in the School of Humanities, Arts, and Cultural Studies in the New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences. Originally from Houston, TX, Mendoza received his doctorate in English with a concentration in ethnic and Third World literatures from the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of "A Journey Around Our America: A Memoir on Cycling, Immigration, and the Latinoization of the U.S.," "Conversations Across Our America: Talking About Immigration and the Latinoization of the U.S.," and "Historia: The Literary Making of Chicana and Chicano History," as well as the editor of raúlrsalinas and the "Jail Machine: My Weapon is My Pen," and the co-editor of "Crossing Into America: The New Literature of Immigration" and "Telling Tongues: A Latino Anthology on Language Experience." He is also the director of a short film based on his research entitled, "A Journey Across Our America: Observations and Reflections on the Latinoization of the U.S." His forthcoming book from Lived Places Publishing is entitled, (Re)Constructing Memory, Place, and Identity in 20th Century Houston: A Memoir on Family and Being Mexican American in Space City U.S.A.