A Pulitzer Prize Finalist Rodriguez's acclaimed first book, Hunger of Memory raised a fierce controversy with its views on bilingualism and alternative action. Now, in a series of intelligent and candid essays, Rodriguez ranges over five centuries to consider the moral and spiritual landscapes of Mexico and the US and their impact on his soul.
A book about Mexico and the United States, principally California, where the largest number of Mexican Americans live. The concern of the book is the clash of the two cultures in the past, the way they are meeting today, and future implications for America of new migration from Mexico.
