Sam Quinones
Sam Quinones lived in Mexico for ten years writing freelance for a variety of U.S. publications. In 1998 he was a recipient of the Alicia Patterson Fellowship. In 2001 he published a highly acclaimed collection of stories about contemporary Mexico, True Tales from Another Mexico: The Lynch Mob, the Popsicle Kings, Chalino, and the Bronx (UNM Press). He now lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Sheila, and daughter, Kate, and is a staff writer for the Los Angeles Times. He can be contacted through www.samquinones.com
Antonio's Gun And Delfino's Dream
True Tales of Mexican Migration
These stories of real people who have immigrated to the U.S. from Mexico show how they have changed their new country and how they are changed by it.
- Copyright year: 2008
True Tales from Another Mexico
The Lynch Mob, the Popsicle Kings, Chalino, and the Bronx
Keen observation and astute interviews lead journalist Sam Quinones on the quest to find the authentic modern Mexico--both in Mexico and East L.A., and other parts of the U.S.
- Copyright year: 2001