Las Christmas: Favorite Latino Authors Share Their Holiday Memories
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Twenty-five celebrated Latino writers delight and move us with their recollections of Christmas in this splendid holiday extravaganza.From Julia Alvarez's tale of how Santicló delivered a beloved uncle from political oppression to Junot Díaz's story of his own uneasy assimilation on his first Christmas in America, to Sandra Cisneros's poignant memories of her late father's holiday dinners, Las Christmas gives us true stories from writers of many traditions--memories of Christmas and Hanukkah that vividly capture the pride and pain, joy and heartbreak, that so often accompany the holidays in the Americas.Richly illustrated and embellished with songs and poems, along with recipes for an unforgettable Christmas dinner--from traditional sweet tamales to Puerto Rican asopao (stew) and coquito (coconut eggnog)--this is an enduring treasury of Latino writing to read again and again.A heartwarming holiday gift.
IntroductionDulce de Naranja3The Three Kings Lose Their Way13PeMex Xmas17Good Night to Nochebuena23Big Calzones33Merry Crisis and a Hyper New Year!43Charity51Switching to Santiclo59Next Year in Havana67Nurturing the Wild Beast of Christmas71Oranges and the Christmas Dog79A Baby Doll Like My Cousin Jenny's87A Christmas Like No Other95It's Magic!105Barrio Humbug!117Un Poquito de Tu Amor127A Christmas Tree133The Gift of a Cuento139Colors Breathing Themselves into the Body149I Didn't Go Home (Christmas 1941)155Argue Not Concerning God161Oy! What a Holiday!169A Little Bit of Bliss175Nuestra Navidad en Chicago187(A Villancico from Peru)20(A Christmas Song from Ecuador)50(An Argentine Folk Song)75Jibarismos93(Asking for Lodging)113(The Holiday Assault)194MenuAcknowledgments197
