Border
Citizen Ralph Inzunza A YA Fiction Title from Xopan Books An Imprint of SDSU Press Edited by Nayeli Castañeda-Lechuga 200 pages Paperback |
ISBN 9781938537622 | December 2023
$19.95 USA | $365 MEX | €19.00
EURO SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS Keywords: Young Adult Fiction,
Chicano Literature, Latinx Studies, American
Literature. YA Novels
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Border Citizen
is the first YA Fiction title from Xopan Books, a
new SDSU Press imprint. Ralph Inzunza’s novel tells
the vibrant story of young Carlos Reyes growing up
along the United States / Mexico borderlands. There,
Carlos witnesses his Mexican-American family and
community struggle in the Civil Rights Movement of
the 1980's. The novel depicts a community constantly
defending their barrio from harassment and neglect
from the local government and police until tragedy
strikes. As a result, they transform themselves,
entering the political arena to take back their
neighborhood. Yet, the fight here is just as
daunting, as Carlos discovers that the struggle for
political power is never given, it must be taken.
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About the Author Ralph Inzunza was born and raised along the U.S. / Mexican border to activist Chicano parents. At a very young age, he was exposed to the Chicano Movement, and continued his own activism in MECHA at San Diego State University where he received his Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and his Master's Degree in Latin American Studies. While in college, he ran his Dad's successful National City Council campaign, and served as a Lyndon B. Johnson Fellow in Washington D.C. for Congressman Jim Bates. Today, Mr. Inzunza works as a leading Democratic political consultant in San Diego. In addition to his political work, he also enjoys writing, and had his first book The Camp published by Floricanto Press in 2017. He resides in Chula Vista, California with his wife Ana who is a bilingual school teacher, and their two children. |