Some topics of discussion:
1. Racism
2. Life in the Barrio/Spanish Harlem of New York
3. Machismo
4. Father and son relationship
5. Piri's sexual fantasy with White women
Thank you to all who came out on Saturday to our discussion of Piri Thomas’ Down These Mean Streets.
It was really interesting to hear of the west coast perspective to gangs and gang wars in comparison to Piri’s east coast experience.
Keep the discussion going. The blog site is always available to continue, and for those who could not come.
Next month, March 2008 we will be reading Rudolfo Anaya’s Bless me Ultima, and we also picked the book for April 2008, Ana Menendez’ In Cuba I was a German Shepherd. I will soon be sending out the e-newsletter for this month with information for the March book.
It was really interesting to hear of the west coast perspective to gangs and gang wars in comparison to Piri’s east coast experience.
Keep the discussion going. The blog site is always available to continue, and for those who could not come.
Next month, March 2008 we will be reading Rudolfo Anaya’s Bless me Ultima, and we also picked the book for April 2008, Ana Menendez’ In Cuba I was a German Shepherd. I will soon be sending out the e-newsletter for this month with information for the March book.
