{"product_id":"dispossessed-9781960018434","title":"Dispossessed","description":"Manuel Galvan is separated from his parents and sister during the mass expulsion of Mexicans and Mexican Americans in the 1930s. He grows from a small, lost and confused boy into a wandering and angry teenager pushed out of high school and into the dockyards. Later as a loyal, passionate husband he is a man searching for a life of value and dignity despite his losses. Set against the backdrop of (Mexican) American history in Los Angeles, forced deportations, the demolition of Chavez Ravine, sterilization of Latinas, student protests and rising political consciousness, this story spans his life, from 6 to 60, and his search for his missing family, the missing pieces of his life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn and raised in Los Angeles D? sir? e Zamorano is the author of the highly acclaimed literary novel, The Amado Women. Her novel Human Cargo was Latinidad's mystery pick of the year. She is a Pushcart prize nominee and award-winning short story writer. Her work is often an exploration of issues of invisibility, injustice, or inequity. A selection of her writing can be found in Catapult, Cultural Weekly, The Kenyon Review Online, and Akashic's South Central Noir. She teaches linguistic and cultural diversity at Cal State Long Beach.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Running Wild Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50889311879442,"sku":"9781960018434","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fdf3f1c3-6197-4422-8c10-76c971b53c2e.jpg?v=1738161639","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dispossessed-9781960018434","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}