Mexico; United States · Memoir
Rain of Gold
Villaseñor tells his parents’ stories, following families from the upheaval of the Mexican Revolution into California. His mother Lupe and father Juan grow up amid displacement and hardship before their lives eventually meet north of the border.
Drawn from family history and storytelling, the book moves through poverty, work, love and the dangers of Prohibition-era life. Mexico remains present after the crossing, carried in memories, beliefs and ways of enduring. It is a migration story in which neither country can be understood in isolation.
“A grand and vivid history.”
The New York Times Book Review, quoted by Arte Público Press
Family; Migration; Mexican Revolution; Mexican American life; Revolution