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The way it was and other writings / by Colón, Jesús, 1901-

Table of Contents: “…Castor oil : simple or compound -- Jesus is graduating tonight -- The silent contest -- The head on the Statue of Liberty -- Nice to have friends in all walks of life -- A bright child asks a question -- He couldn't guess my name -- Dalmau -- Angels in my hometown church -- The meanest man in my hometown -- The Fanguito is still there -- The two United States -- The Jewish people and us -- My wife does not work -- Bitter sugar : why Puerto Ricans leave home -- Pilgrimage of prayer -- Phrase heard on a bus -- Little Rock -- Growing minority -- Colonial showplace -- The meaning of algebra -- The negro in Puerto Rican history -- The negro in Puerto Rico today -- Puerto Rican migrant labor -- Arthur Schomburg and Negro history -- Statement by Jesus Colon to the Walter Committee on un-American activities.…”

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Looking out, looking in : anthology of Latino poetry /

Table of Contents: “…The daughter of my imagination ; Aida / Rafael Campo -- Not just because my husband said / Ana Castillo -- Rincón ; I brought Abuelo Leopoldo back from the dead and moved him to Miami ; Leavings / Sandra Castillo -- Stolen kisses are the sweetest ; Letter from Lucrezia Borgia to her confessor / Carlota Caulfield -- To we who were saved by the stars / Lorna Dee Cervantes -- Caminando a solas ; Walking alone ; Labor de retazos ; Patchwork ; Carta a Arturo ; Letter to Arturo / Lucha Corpi -- Kilotons and then some / Carlos Cumpían -- Stupid America / Abelardo "Lalo" Delgado -- Black train through the ancient empire of Chicago ; Trumpets from the islands of their eviction ; Niggerlips / Martín Espada -- The given account ; Hubble's law ; The battle of Nashville ; A warm day in winter ; Proof ; Lighter / Blas Falconer -- After 21 years, a postcard from my father ; Sor Juana's litany in the subjunctive ; Confessions / Alicia Gaspar de Alba -- Outline for a Cuban folk-dance / Lourdes Gil -- I am Joaquín: an epic poem / Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales -- Memory of the hand / Ray Gonzáles -- Helen ; Martha at the edge of desire ; Maria and the others / Franklin Gutiérrez -- Going uptown to visit Miriam ; Three days/out of Franklin ; The physics of Ochun / Victor Hernández Cruz -- El trópico ; Dear tía ; An unexpected conversation ; The child of exile ; The hyphenated man ; Sorting Miami ; Freedom ; Blake in the Tropics ; Geography jazz ; How the Cubans stole Miami / Carolina Hospital -- Woman, woman ; When conventional methods fail / Angela de Hoyos -- Fresa / Gabriela Jáuregui -- Havana blues ; Forgotten memory / Wasabi Kanastoga -- jesús papote ; tito madera smith ; AmeRícan ; lady liberty ; my graduation speech ; tesis de negreza ; nideaquinideallá / Tato Laviera -- Ahora y siempre ; Mi madre ; Nuyorico ; S.P.I.C. / Caridad de la Luz (La Bru-j-a).…”

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