{"product_id":"border-correspondent-selected-writings-1955-1970-volume-6-9780520301061","title":"Border Correspondent: Selected Writings, 1955-1970 Volume 6","description":"This first major collection of former \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e reporter and columnist Ruben Salazar's writings, is a testament to his pioneering role in the Mexican American community, in journalism, and in the evolution of race relations in the U.S. Taken together, the articles serve as a documentary history of the Chicano Movement of the 1960s and of the changing perspective of the nation as a whole. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Since his tragic death while covering the massive Chicano antiwar moratorium in Los Angeles on August 29, 1970, Ruben Salazar has become a legend in the Chicano community. As a reporter and later as a columnist for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, Salazar was the first journalist of Mexican American background to cross over into the mainstream English-language press. He wrote extensively on the Mexican American community and served as a foreign correspondent in Latin America and Vietnam. This first major collection of Salazar's writing is a testament to his pioneering role in the Mexican American community, in journalism, and in the evolution of race relations in the United States. Taken together, the articles serve as a documentary history of the Chicano Movement of the 1960s and of the changing perspective of the nation as a whole. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBorder Correspondent\u003c\/i\u003e presents selections from each period of Salazar's career. The stories and columns document a growing frustration with the Kennedy administration, a young César Chávez beginning to organize farm workers, the Vietnam War, and conflict between police and community in East Los Angeles. One of the first to take investigative journalism into the streets and jails, Salazar's first-hand accounts of his experiences with drug users and police, ordinary people and criminals, make compelling reading. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Mario García's introduction provides a biographical sketch of Salazar and situates him in the context of American journalism and Chicano history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis title is part of UC Press's \u003ci\u003eVoices Revived\u003c\/i\u003e program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, \u003ci\u003eVoices Revived\u003c\/i\u003e makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1996.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11678708\"\u003eRuben Salazar\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.73d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520301061\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520301064\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LIT\"\u003eLiterary Criticism\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LIT004020\"\u003eAmerican | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRuben Salazar\u003c\/b\u003e was a reporter and correspondent for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e from 1959 until his death in 1970. \u003cb\u003eMario T. García\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of History at the University of California at Santa Barbara. His most recent book is \u003ci\u003eMemories of Chicano History: The Life and Narrative of Bert Corona\u003c\/i\u003e (California, 1994).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44297002615021,"sku":"9780520301061","price":66.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_ab5b7a88-fec7-4761-bd1f-068595e507cc.jpg?v=1697217381","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/border-correspondent-selected-writings-1955-1970-volume-6-9780520301061","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}