Hunger of Memory

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Template:Short description Template:Italic title

File:Hunger of memory cover.jpg

Hunger of Memory: The Education of Richard Rodriguez is a 1982 autobiography by Chicano intellectual Richard Rodriguez, first published by David R. Godine.

Summary

Mexican-American Rodriguez starts school in Sacramento, California understanding only 50 words of English. He completes his university studies in London. While on his academic journey, he becomes alienated from the culture of his birth, while assimilating into the world of academia. The book addresses affirmative action and bilingual education, among other themes. The book has been studied as a critical work of American minority literature.[1][2]

References

<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />

  1. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  2. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

External links