Latino U.S.A.: A Cartoon History
- Annotation:
- Latino U.S.A. is an attempt by Ilan Stavans and Lalo Alcaraz to capture the joys, nuances, and often erased multiple dimensions of Latino culture within the context of the English language. The wide range of topics includes Manifest Destiny, William Carlos Williams, Cesar Chavez, Desi Aras, the Spanish-American War, the Mexican-American War, Chicano activist, Selena, and the Dream Act. The graphic novel is narrated by a cast of sometimes contradicting characters consisting of a toucan, Latino comedian Cantinfals, a luchado, Captain America, a calavera, and the cartoonist and author themselves.
- Creators:
- Illustrator - Lalo Alcaraz
- Author - Ilan Stavans
- Publication Information:
- Basic Books, New York , 2012
- Color or Black & White:
- Genre:
- Non-Fiction
- Bibliography Available:
- Yes
- Original Language:
- English
- Historical Topic/Event:
- Siege of The Alamo (San Antonio, Texas : 1836)
- Mexican-American War (1846-1848)
- Spanish-American War (1898)
- Geographic Setting:
- Mexico
- United States
- Central America
- Date Range:
- 1492 - 2001
- Tags:
- 9/11, activists, Cesar Chavez, authors, Barack Obama, Baseball, Baseball players, boxing, colonialism, comics, communism, socialism, Fidel Castro, guerilla warfare, immigrants, imperialism, labor, labor unions, laborers, Latin America, migrant agricultural workers, race relations, racism, radicalism, resistance, slavery, social movements, student strikes, xenophobia
- Notes:
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