Josie Méndez-Negrete

Josie Méndez-Negrete is a sociologist who teaches Mexican American studies in the Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies at the University of Texas at San Antonio. She is also the author of Las hijas de Juan: Daughters Betrayed.

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A Life on Hold

Living with Schizophrenia

University of New Mexico Press

Méndez-Negrete's powerful account is the first memoir by a Mexican American author to share the devastation and hope a family experiences in dealing with schizophrenia.

  • Copyright year: 2015
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Activist Leaders of San José

En sus propias voces

The University of Arizona Press

Challenging stereotypes, this book unearths and makes visible lived experiences of Chicana and Latino activists from San José, California, who made contributions to the cultural and civic life of the city. Through oral histories, we see a portrait of grassroots leadership in the twentieth century.

  • Copyright year: 2020
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