With My Hands Full/Con Mis Manos Llenas

by Bodeen, Jim

• ISBN13: 9780911287332
• ISBN10: 0911287337
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-09-01
• Publisher: Blue Begonia Pr

Table of Contents

Preface	11	(6)
Jim Bodeen
Part I Personal Stories
Being An Abrecaminos	17	(1)
Raul Chacon
My Story	18	(2)
Rene Guzman
Past & Present	20	(1)
Antonio Avila
Sixteen and Older	21	(2)
Sandra Abundiz
How I Came to Yakima	23	(2)
Raul Chacon
My Story	25	(4)
Gabino Salazar
I See My World Through Your Eyes	29	(3)
Angel Ayon
Fearfulness in Life: Omar's Journal	32	(6)
Omar Ramirez
A Personal Statement	38	(2)
Rafael Villalobos
When I Decided to Come to U.S.	40	(2)
Angel Gonzalez
La Ilusion	42	(5)
Martha Ponce
Part II Interviews with Our Mothers & Fathers
My Mom's Interview	47	(6)
Cesar Vaquera
Two Sisters Write About Their Mother	53	(4)
Maira Cardenas
Adriana Cardenas
From a Town Called ``Xaloctoc''	57	(3)
Teresa Roque
Interview with My Mother	60	(4)
Ricardo Acevedo
Background	64	(6)
Juan Romo
Celsa, Mi Madre	70	(3)
Omar Ramiriz
Enrique Castaneda Torres	73	(3)
Salvador Castaneda Muniz
The Interview	76	(2)
Natalia Castaneda
Interview with Natalio Roque	78	(2)
Teresa Roque
Jesus Gil Navarro	80	(2)
Jesus Gil
From My Uncle to the World	82	(2)
Raul Chacon
Interview with My Mother	84	(9)
Eva Siddhartha Valdivia
Part III Poems
Looking for America	93	(1)
Salvador Sanchez
53d Birthday	94	(1)
Alma Varela
Transportation	95	(2)
Alma Varela
Opposites	97	(1)
Alma Varela
Like This	98
Alma Varela
Soccer Game	96	(4)
Alma Varela
From Gavicel's Poetry Notebook	100	(3)
Gavicel Antunez
Mystery	103	(1)
Gavicel Antunez
My Grandma's Favoritie Gorditas	104	(2)
Beatriz Diaz
Just a Few Words	106	(2)
Samuel Barrera
Believe In Me	108	(1)
Jacqueline Hernandez
Why Did You Leave?	109	(2)
Jacqueline Hernandez
My Pen Is My Voice	111	(1)
Rene Guzman
The Trip Looking for My Life	112	(1)
Carlos Gonzalez
Three Letter Poems to Three Latinas	113	(5)
Carlos Gonzalez
La Soledad	118	(1)
Omar Ramirez Cruz
Siddhartha Eva	119	(1)
Siddhartha Eva Valdivia
Rosa Permanente	120	(3)
Omar Ramiriz
Part IV Macchu Picchu
Going Up to Go Down	123	(2)
Jim Bodeen
The Curves of My Life	125	(6)
Ruben Mendoza
Adios a Mi Ninez	131	(11)
Javier Vargas
Exiting the Old	142	(9)
Angel Ayon
Acid Silence	151	(12)
Juan Ortega
Part V Short Stories
The World	163	(6)
Citlamina Caltenco
Remembering A Friend	169	(3)
Salvador Castaneda Muniz
Why Me?	172	(3)
Luis Solis
Young Thoughts	175	(2)
Berenice Garcia
Suenos, Dreams, y Recuerdos	177	(4)
Pablo Lopez
Part VI A Final Story	181	(20)
Eva Siddhartha Valdivia
Eva Siddhartha Valdivia
Part VII About the Authors & Vocabulario	201