Caminos: Memoirs from the Center for Mexican American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin

Fourteen writers reflect on the complexities of Mexican American identity in hyphenated America.

At a time when memoir has become an increasingly popular form of self-expression, fourteen writers from diverse backgrounds engaged with one another in a series of writing workshops sponsored by the Center for Mexican American Studies at UT Austin to reflect on their life journeys. They wrestle with issues that shaped them in provocative, evocative, and sometimes humorous short essays. The write...