03074nam 2200613 a 450 991045667350332120200520144314.01-282-48477-X97866124847731-60473-472-8(CKB)2520000000009204(EBL)515549(OCoLC)630116298(MiAaPQ)EBC515549(Au-PeEL)EBL515549(CaPaEBR)ebr10355613(CaONFJC)MIL248477(EXLCZ)99252000000000920420080818d2009 ub 0engur|n|---|||||Conversations with Mexican American writers[electronic resource] languages and literatures in the borderlands /Elisabeth Mermann-Jozwiak, Nancy SullivanJackson University Press of Mississippic20091 online resource (188 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-60473-215-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Stories that must be told: an introduction -- The stuff that you pull out of your kischkas: conversation with Montserrat Fontes -- Braiding languages, weaving cultures: conversation with Diana Montejano -- You must be the change you wish to see in the world: conversation with Pat Mora -- Between belonging and exile: conversation with Benjamin Alire Sáenz -- Muy payasa: conversation with Sandra Cisneros -- You carry the border with you: conversation with Helena María Viramontes -- My grandmother makes the best tortillas and other stereotypes: conversation with Dagoberto Gilb -- Testimonio, reconnection, and forgiveness: conversation with Norma ElÍa Cantú -- Ay, el inglés tan bonito!: conversation with Denise Chávez.Interviews with nine Mexican American authors conducted primarily in 2007.Mexican American authorsInterviewsAuthors, American20th centuryInterviewsAmerican literatureMexican American authorsHistory and criticismMexican American authorsPolitical and social viewsAmerican literatureMexican-American Border RegionHistory and criticismMexican AmericansIntellectual lifeMexican Americans in literatureElectronic books.Mexican American authorsAuthors, AmericanAmerican literatureMexican American authorsHistory and criticism.Mexican American authorsPolitical and social views.American literatureHistory and criticism.Mexican AmericansIntellectual life.Mexican Americans in literature.810.9/86872Mermann-Jozwiak Elisabeth1041690Sullivan Nancy1949-1041691MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456673503321Conversations with Mexican American writers2465396UNINA