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The Deportation of Wopper Barraza: A Novel

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The Deportation of Wopper Barraza: A Novel

â€œA brilliant and innovative take on an issue close to the hearts and minds of families who have one foot planted firmly on both sides of the border. It is a deportation story in reverse: a bold re-envisioning with unexpected consequences, mystery, and insight.â€â€”Tim Z. Hernandez, author of MaÃ±ana Means Heaven

After Wopper Barrazaâ€™s fourth drunk driving violation, the judge orders his immediate deportation. â€œBut I havenâ€™t been there since I was a little kid,â€ says Wopper, whose parents brought him to California when he was three years old. Now he has to move back to MichoacÃ¡n. When he learns that his longtime girlfriend is pregnant, the future looks even more uncertain. Wopper's story unfolds as life in a rural village takes him in new and unexpected directions.
This immigrant saga in reverse is a story of young people who must live with the reality of their parentsâ€™ dream. We know this story from the headlines, but up to now it has been unexplored literary territory.

ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS
Maceo Montoya is an assistant professor in the Chicana/o studies department at UC Davis and an affiliated faculty member of Taller Arte del Nuevo Amanecer (TANA), a community-based art center in Woodland, California.

Country	USA
Author	Maceo Montoya
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9780826354372
Format	Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
Label	University of New Mexico Press
Manufacturer	University of New Mexico Press
NumberOfPages	224
PublicationDate	2014-01-06
Publisher	University of New Mexico Press
ReleaseDate	2014-01-06
Studio	University of New Mexico Press

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