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The following is a list of Mexican-American writers. A-C. Oscar Zeta Acosta; ... U.S. Latino Literature: An Essay and Annotated Bibliography, MARCH/Abrazo, 1992.
Félix Ramos y Duarte (1848–1924), Cuban-born educator, textbook writer, lexicographer, compiled the first dictionary of Mexican Spanish Roberto Ransom (born 1960), Irish Mexican novelist and short story writer
Mexican American literature (and, more generally, the Mexican American identity) is viewed as starting after the Mexican–American War and the subsequent 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. [6] In the treaty, Mexico ceded over half of its territory, the now the U.S. Southwest, including California, Nevada, Utah, and much of Arizona, Colorado ...
Year Image Laureate Born Died Field Citation Citizens: 1982 Alfonso García Robles: 20 March 1911 in Zamora, Michoacán, Mexico : 2 September 1991 in Mexico City, Mexico : Peace "for their work for disarmament and nuclear and weapon-free zones."
Hinojosa, a Mexican-American journalist, is the anchor and executive producer of Latino USA, a public radio show devoted to Latino issues. She helped launch Latino USA in 1992 and has also worked ...
During the mid-20th century Latin American literary boom, Mexican authors such as Octavio Paz, Carlos Fuentes, and Juan Rulfo gained global recognition for their contributions to world literature. The Death of Artemio Cruz (Spanish: "La muerte de Artemio Cruz") by Carlos Fuentes acclaimed novel, first published in 1962, explores themes of power ...
Fuentes was born in Panama City, the son of Berta Macías and Rafael Fuentes, the latter of whom was a Mexican diplomat. [2] [6] As the family moved for his father's career, Fuentes spent his childhood in various Latin American capital cities, [3] an experience he later described as giving him the ability to view Latin America as a critical outsider. [7]
The individuals listed on this page are either of unknown ethnic background or are from Latin American countries for which there has not yet been a category formed (e.g., American writers of Honduran descent).