Moving Target

by Arias, Ron

• ISBN13: 9781931010184
• ISBN10: 1931010188
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-12-01
• Publisher: Bilingual Pr

Summary

Cultural Writing. MOVING TARGET is the memoir of journalist Ron Arias. It is an exploration of his childhood, the search for his father, and the fruit of his desire for a connection between his past and present. Arias's father was a career soldier who was held as a POW during the Second World War and the Korean War. After his return to the United States, his marriage unraveled and Arias's mother died under suspicious circumstances. His father abruptly severed all ties with his sons and disappeared. During th

Table of Contents

PART 1 1951-1970
Island	3	(170)
Camp Pendleton	7	(6)
Richelieu	13	(6)
Santa Monica	19	(8)
La luna	27	(6)
Farnsworth	33	(12)
Limbo	45	(12)
San Francisco	57	(6)
Figueroa	63	(8)
Mexico City	71	(8)
Camp Polk	79	(6)
Fort Riley	85	(8)
Fort Carson	93	(8)
Fort Sill	101	(6)
Schwabisch Hall	107	(6)
Pamplona	113	(8)
Berkeley	121	(8)
Buenos Aires	129	(10)
Cuzco	139	(8)
Oceanside	147	(12)
Los Angeles	159	(14)
PART 2 1985-2000
Waves	173	(204)
Mexico City	177	(8)
New York	185	(10)
Nogales	195	(8)
Chorro Grande	203	(14)
San Diego	217	(24)
Pound Ridge	241	(14)
El Paso	255	(14)
Washington, D. C.	269	(10)
Stamford 1	279	(18)
Stamford 2	297	(18)
Sarajevo	315	(16)
Bridgeport	331	(20)
Oceanside	351	(12)
Ojai	363	(14)
Estero	377