Thoroughly updated and revised, an informative reference source provides a fascinating look at Latino culture and history, showing its many contributions to world culture and including up-to-date information on Latino immigration, the role of women in the culture, current events, sports and entertainment, and political, social, and economic trends. Original. 10,000 first printing.

Product Description: Fiction. Latino/Latina Studies. Gay/Lesbian Studies. A corral of unique characters populate this rhapsodic, magically real tour de force: a hydrocephalic child with uncanny spiritual powers, a doctor whose greed precipitates a descent into his worst nightmares, a grieving poet struggling to regain her muse, and a man who fights to survive torture and the neglect of his family...read more

Product Description: One can hardly understand American history without knowing the crucial role people of Asian ancestry have played in shaping our past, politics, and culture. Exploding myths and stereotypes, with more than fifty pages of new material, this absorbing and accessible reference answers such questions as: • Where and when did the history of Chinese America begin? • What is Zen? • Why do Filipinos have Spanish names? • How did the U...read more

Thoroughly updated and revised, an informative reference source provides a fascinating look at Latino culture and history, showing its many contributions to world culture and including up-to-date information on Latino immigration, the role of women in the culture, current events, and political, social, and economic trends. Original (view table of contents)

Encompassing the full range of Latin American cooking in the U.S., a delectable assortment of two hundred recipes reflects the culinary heritage of Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and other Central and South American peoples. Tour.

Encompassing the full range of Latin American cooking in the U.S., a delectable assortment of two hundred recipes reflects the culinary heritage of Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and other Central and South American peoples. 35,000 first printing. Tour.

Product Description: Comprehensive guide to the culture, etiquette and communication of Spain.

A first novel explores the bittersweet relationship between a Caribbean Tristan and Isolde, challenging notions of good and evil and revealing the pain of isolation regardless of whether it is Cuban, Latin, or human. Reprint. PW.

Recounts in English and Spanish the life and musical career of the Cuban American singer who got his start with the Miami Sound Machine

Utilizing a question-and-answer format, an overview of Asian American history documents the impact of Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Korean, Indian, and Pacific Island cultures on American society

Traces in English and Spanish the life and career of the late Tejano singer

Traces in English and Spanish the life and career of the late Tejano singer

Celebrating the contributions of significant Hispanic and Latino men and women in virtually every walk of life, a lavishly illustrated volume includes mini biographies of such figures as Cesar Chavez, Placido Domingo, and Desi Arnaz.