CHICANADAS: The Adventures of Growing Up Mexican in South Texas

By Manuel C. Flores

The book is semi-autobigraphical and reflects on a myriad of memories darting back to childhood. Now, at the age of 70 the author looks back at accomplishments, failures and memories. All of them were shaped by growing up Mexican in South Texas and these reflections and anecdotes now impact the world.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lime Press LLC
• Release date: Aug 20, 2020
• ISBN: 9781953584113

Manuel C. Flores

Dr. Manuel Flores is a professor of journalism/communications at Texas A&M University in Kingsville. He is the former chair of the Art, Communications and Theatre Dept. at TAMUK. Previously, he was a journalism professor at Del Mar College in Corpus Christi. He has more than 25 years in Higher Education. Dr. Flores has written one book - "Hispanics in the Media: More than 100 years of Spanish-Language Influence in U.S. Communications." He is an award-winning journalist earning recognition for his reporting on sports and education. He is currently the book-review columnist for the Corpus Christi Caller-Times. His column, Texana Reads, is syndicated in several southwestern newspapers. He has written numerous scholarly and academic articles and has been recognized for his community work. Dr. Flores retired as a captain from the Texas Army National Guard.

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