"Las hijas de Juan" shatters the silence surrounding experiences of incest within a working-class Mexican American family. Both a feminist memoir and a hopeful meditation on healing, it is Josie MEndez-Negrete's story of how she and her siblings and mother survived years of violence and sexual abuse at the hands of her father.
MEndez-Negrete was born in Mexico, in the state of Zacatecas. She recalls a joyous childhood growing up in the midst of Tabasco, a vibrant town filled with extended family. Her father, though, had dreams of acquiring wealth in "el norte." He worked sun-up to sun-down...
"Las hijas de Juan" shatters the silence surrounding experiences of incest within a working-class Mexican American family. Both a feminist memoir and ...
"Las hijas de Juan" shatters the silence surrounding experiences of incest within a working-class Mexican American family. Both a feminist memoir and a hopeful meditation on healing, it is Josie MEndez-Negrete's story of how she and her siblings and mother survived years of violence and sexual abuse at the hands of her father.
MEndez-Negrete was born in Mexico, in the state of Zacatecas. She recalls a joyous childhood growing up in the midst of Tabasco, a vibrant town filled with extended family. Her father, though, had dreams of acquiring wealth in "el norte." He worked sun-up to sun-down...
"Las hijas de Juan" shatters the silence surrounding experiences of incest within a working-class Mexican American family. Both a feminist memoir and ...
For more than twenty years Josie Mendez-Negrete has endured the emotional journey of watching her son Tito struggle with schizophrenia. Her powerful account is the first memoir by a Mexican American author to share the devastation and hope a family experiences in dealing with this mental illness. Mendez-Negrete depicts the evolution of the disease from her perspective as a parent and by relating Tito s own narrative, illuminating the inadequacies of the US mental health system and the added burdens of addiction and blame. Through the author, Tito paints a vivid picture of his lived...
For more than twenty years Josie Mendez-Negrete has endured the emotional journey of watching her son Tito struggle with schizophrenia. Her powerfu...
