{"product_id":"the-deportation-of-wopper-barraza-9780826354365","title":"The Deportation of Wopper Barraza","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 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.--Tim Z. Hernandez, author of \u003cem\u003eMa ana Means Heaven\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter Wopper Barraza's fourth drunk driving violation, the judge orders his immediate deportation. But I haven't been there since I was a little kid, says Wopper, whose parents brought him to California when he was three years old. Now he has to move back to Michoac 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis immigrant saga in reverse is a story of young people who must live with the reality of their parents' dream. We know this story from the headlines, but up to now it has been unexplored literary territory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maceo Montoya\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of New Mexico Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.44h x 5.61w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780826354365\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMontoya, Maceo:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaceo Montoya\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of New Mexico Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40618883285107,"sku":"9.78083E+12","price":22.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_f4281222-0c8f-4e7f-8b22-617ab20cfa26.jpg?v=1670424964","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-deportation-of-wopper-barraza-9780826354365","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}