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"Stella Pope Duarte is a writer who will not be stopped. Her story takes its power from a larger love, and the quest here is as pressing as any I've read. This is a novel that looks at a rocky, uncertain time, with the intention of helping. It does." -- Ron Carlson, author of The Hotel Eden and At the Jim BridgeAn inspiring novel about family, the memories of war, and a woman who valiantly rallies herself and those she loves into reconciling with the pastStella Pope Duarte's strong and musical voice is reminiscent of Laura Esquivel and Alice Hoffman. Let Their Spirits Dance is a moving, spirited story of a family who takes a trip to the Vietnam Memorial thirty years after the war, and whose trip evolves into a spiritual journey, towards healing and redemption.Teresa Ramirez, is a schoolteacher from El Cielito in Arizona. Still haunted by the death of her brother Jesse in the Vietnam War. Her mother cherishes the memory of her son's words to her as he boarded the plane for Vietnam, when he told her she would hear his voice again. When Teresa's ailing mother sees a photograph of the Vietnam War Memorial, she makes a vow to touch his name on the Wall, and this begins a journey that changes the lives of Teresa and her family forever.In this powerfully evocative novel, Pope Duarte connects family, friends, and an entire nation with the names on the Wall, honoring the men and women who served in Vietnam as well as those who watched and waited, but never forgot.

From the red-light districts in Ciudad Juarez to remote villages hidden away in the mountains of Chihuahua comes a tale of one of the darkest crimes to be recorded in the history of humankind. If I Die in Juarez traces the lives of three young women Evita, a street child; Petra, a maquiladora worker; and Mayela, a Tarahumara Indian girl?who together uncover Juarez's forbidden secret: the abduction and murder of young women. Bound together by blood, honor, an ancient chant, and a mysterious photo, the girls bring the murderous streets of Juarez to life. Based on the author's interviews with relatives of murdered women, If I Die in Juarez is brilliantly crafted to give readers the experience of walking in the shoes of women who daily risk being abducted and murdered in the ?capital city of murdered women,? joining thousands of others who for more than a decade have disappeared from Juarez, las desaparecidas, brutally murdered by assassins who have gone unpunished. The agony of one of the darkest tales in human history brings to light a strange hope, illusive yet constant, resisting lies, betrayal, and the desert's silent sentence of death. Read an in-depth review of If I Die in Juarez "http://www.uapress.arizona.edu/news/DuarteReview.php" target="new">here or click "http://www.uapress.arizona.edu/extras/Duarte/studyguide.php" target="new">here for a study guide.

From the segregated barrios of the Rio Grande Valley in South Texas, to the halls of Congress and the White House, comes a story based on the memoirs of one of America's premier Latino civil rights leaders: Raul H. Yzaguirre. Born in San Juan, Texas in 1939 to Mexican American parents; his family legacy goes back to the early days of Spanish colonization. Living in a divided city, "the north was for Mexicans and the south was for Anglos," he learned how to enter both worldswith success through the guidance of his beloved grandfather, Gavino Morin. On a quest at age thirteen, he ran away from home and became the youngest sailor on board the Barbee Nell in Corpus Christi. There he met Dr. Hector P. Garc a, founder of the American GI Forum who took the runaway under his wing, and inspired him to dedicate his life to serving his community. Elected as Presidentand CEO of the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) in 1974, his three decades of leadership built NCLR into the largest constituency-based, national Latinoorganization in American history. Raul Yzaguirre's life's story, has empowered America's Latinos, seating them at tables of power. His life's motto has become a reality: "To leave the world a better place."