Latinx Literature
Acosta, Oscar Zeta. The Revolt of the Cockroach People
Alarcón, Daniel. Lost City Radio
Alarcón, Francisco X. Body in Flames/Cuerpo en llamas. Trans. Francisco Argón
Alurista. “When Raza?”, “I Can’t”, “I Can See Reality”, and “Oppressive Chains” from Floricanto en Aztlán
Alvarez, Julia. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents
Anaya, Rudolfo. Bless Me, Ultima
Arenas, Reinaldo. Before Night Falls. 1993. Trans. Dolores M. Koch
Baca, Jimmy Santiago. “ChicaIndio”, “The Gift Collector”, and “Ancestors Run Next to Me” from Spring Poems along The Rio Grande.
Castillo, Ana. “Whole” and “The Toltec”. From Infinite Divisions: An Anthology of Chicana Literature
_____. So Far from God
Cervantes, Lorna Dee. “Beneath the Shadow of the Freeway”, “Oaxaca”, “Para un Revolucionario”, and “Para Virginia Chávez” from Infinite Divisions: An Anthology of Chicana Literature
Cisneros, Sandra. “Old Maids”, “Down There”, and “Loose Woman” from Loose Woman, Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories, The Houso on Mango Street
Cruz, Angie. Soledad, Let it Rain Coffee
Cuadros, Gil. City of God.
De Hoyos, Angela. “La Gran Ciudad”, “‘San Antonio Rose’ Era Xicana”, and “Cuento de Hadas/Fairy Tale” from Infinite Divisions: An Anthology of Chicana Literature
Díaz, Junot. Drown
_____. Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Galarza, Ernesto. Barrio Boy
García, Cristina. Dreaming in Cuban
González, Corky. I am Joaquin
González, Jovita, and Eve Raleigh. Caballero: A Historical Novel
Hijuelos, Oscar. The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love
Islas, Arturo. Migrant Souls
_____. The Rain God
Laviera, Tato. AmeRican
Levins Morales, Aurora, and Rosario Morales. Getting Home Alive
Manrique, Jaime. Latin Moon in Manhattan
Menéndez, Ana. Loving Che
Mora, Pat. “Legal Alien” and “Plot” from Infinite Divisions: An Anthology of Chicana Literature
Moraga, Cherríe, Heroes and Saints and other Plays
Obejas, Achy. “Legacies”, “Dancing in Paradise”, “Sleeping Apart”, “ Sunday”, “Historia de Amor” from This is What Happened in Our Other Life
Obejas, Achy. We Came All the Way from Cuba so You Could Dress Like This?
Paredes, Américo. George Washington Gómez
Pietri, Pedro. “Puerto NuyoRican History” and “Come in Stay Out”. From El Party Continues
_____. Puerto Rican Obituary
Plascencia, Salvador. The People of Paper
raúlrsalinas. “ Un Trip through the Mind Jail”, “Lightning Steed Immaculate”, and “Unity Vision”. From Un Trip through The Mind Jail
Rechy, John. City of Night
Rivera, Tomás. …y no se lo tragó la tierra/…And the Earth Did Not Devour Him
Rodriguez, Richard. Days of Obligation: An Argument with My Mexican Father
_____. Hunger of Memory: The Education of Richard Rodriguez
Rosario, Nelly. Song of the Water Saints
Ruíz de Burton, María Amparo. The Squatter and the Don
Santiago, Esmeralda. When I was Puerto Rican
Thomas, Piri. Down These Mean Streets
Tobar, Héctor. The Tattooed Soldier
Torres, Justin. We the Animals
Valdez, Luis. Zoot Suit and Other Plays
Vasquez, Richard. Chicano
Vega, Ana Lydia. True and False Romances
Villareal, José Antonio. Pocho
Villegas de Magnón, Leonor. The Rebel
Viramontes, Helena María. Their Dogs Came With Them
Williams, William Carlos. Paterson
Xicoténcatl. 1826. Trans. Guillermo I Castillo-Feliú
Zamora, Berenice. “So Not To Be Mottled”, “Progenitor”, “Do You Take”, “Fecundating”, “Bearded Lady”, and “Plumb” from Infinite Divisions: An Anthology of Chicana Literature