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Orange County: A Personal History | Gustavo Arellano
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The story began in 1918, when Gustavo Arellano's great-grandfather and grandfather arrived in the United States, only to be met with flying potatoes. They ran, and hid, and then went to work in Orange County's citrus groves, where, eventually, thousands of fellow Mexican villagers joined them. Gustavo was born sixty years later, the son of a tomato canner who dropped out of school in the ninth grade and an illegal immigrant who snuck into this country in the trunk of a Chevy. Meanwhile, Orange County changed radically, from a bucolic paradise of orange groves to the land where good Republicans go to die, American Christianity blossoms, and way too many bad television shows are green-lit. Part personal narrative, part cultural history, Orange County is the outrageous and true story of the man behind the wildly popular and controversial column Ask a Mexican! and the locale that spawned him. It is a tale of growing up in an immigrant enclave in a crime-ridden neighborhood, but also in a promised land, a place that has nourished America's soul and Gustavo's family, both in this country and back in Mexico, for a century. Nationally bestselling author, syndicated columnist, and the spiciest voice of the Mexican-American community, Gustavo Arellano delivers the hilarious and poignant follow-up to Ask a Mexican!, his critically acclaimed debut. Orange County not only weaves Gustavo's family story with the history of Orange County and the modern Mexican-immigrant experience but also offers sharp, caliente insights into a wide range of political, cultural, and social issues.
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WanderingBookaneer
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Why is my wife ( @BookishMarginalia ) receiving mail from a public library system in FL? I suspect a fellow Litten.

WanderingBookaneer I was wrong. 7y
RadicalReader @WanderingBookaneer never heard of a library sending mail to a home address?! What is it?! 7y
tournevis So why was the letter sent at al? 7y
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Wife Mysterious????😶 7y
BookishMarginalia The non-resident library card I requested arrived! @RadicalReader @tournevis @Wife — with #HurricaneMaria I forgot all about it! 7y
BookishMarginalia The non-resident library card I requested arrived! @RadicalReader @tournevis @Wife — with #HurricaneMaria I forgot all about it! 7y
tournevis @BookishMarginalia Ah! That explains it. 7y
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1 - Last Vacation: Orange County, CA for my good friend's Ghanaian engagement ceremony (the bride's in yellow 👰🏿)
2 - Comfort Food: slow cooked oxtails and collard greens
3 - Travel Bucket List: Peru
4 - Current Reads: listening to The White Tiger and reading Norse Mythology and a Spider-Man comic
5 - Book Format: hard copy books all day 🙌🏽
#humpdaypost

CouronneDhiver Ghana ❤️ 7y
readordierachel Beautiful photo! 7y
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