{"product_id":"where-are-you-from-letters-to-my-son-9781496237767","title":"Where Are You from: Letters to My Son","description":"In this tender collection of letters to his son, Tomás Q. Morín meditates on love, the body, and the future his son will have to face. He writes about the America his son will soon be born into, a country that will constantly question his place in it. An America that wields labels like \u003ci\u003eBlack\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBrown\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ewhite\u003c\/i\u003e to make itself feel safe. An America in which Mexican American people continue to be seen as outsiders in their ancestral lands. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Starting in New Jersey during a long-distance teaching position before his son's birth and spanning to the present day, Morín shares his experiences with racism to sketch for his son ways to respond to bigotry that won't sacrifice his dignity or his spirit. He also challenges his young son, and the reader by extension, to reassess their perception of the world and the language we use to understand and label our surroundings. Hovering over Morín's bold vision for shaking off the chains of injustice is a quartet of literary angels: Baldwin and Dostoevsky, Ellison and Camus. \u003ci\u003eWhere Are You From\u003c\/i\u003e is a poignant and gripping testament that speaks to all the sons and daughters of America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Nebraska Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496237767\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130","brand":"Tom\u0026#225;s Q. Mor\u0026#237;n","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43448981192885,"sku":"9781496237767","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_278fc57a-fc71-479f-9aac-3ed2d2c01222.jpg?v=1704215526","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/where-are-you-from-letters-to-my-son-9781496237767","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}