The power of one
Subtitle: the story of the Border Angels
By: by Enrique Morones ; with Richard Griswold del Castillo
Contributors: Griswold del Castillo, Richard
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: San Diego State University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: San Diego, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 165
ISBN-13: 9781879691995
Subjects: Illegal aliens; Social conditions; Mexican Foreign workers; Humanitarian assistance; Emigration and immigration; Social aspects
Description: "In the American Southwest and its borderlands, no other social justice advocate has made a greater impact on the lives of undocumented workers than Enrique Morones. In The Power of One, Morones tells his own story (with noted Chicano historian Richard Griswold del Castillo) and the result is a book that unfolds as the singular memoir of someone who took the chance to make a difference--a brave activist who, with his organization, the Border Angels, saves the lives of legions of sojourners, brave, desperate travelers who attempt to cross the hot, beautiful, and dangerous deserts that fuse the United States and Mexico." --
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Richard Griswold del Castillo; title: Border stories : the power of one; title: Growing up on the border; title: Becoming a full-time activist; title: The birth of the Border Angels; title: Marcha Migrante; title: National politics and the Border Angels; title: Friendship Park; title: Water in the desert; title: Immigrants and human rights; title: Appendix A. Juana's letter; title: Appendix B. Partial list of immigrants who have died crossing the U.S. Mexico border 1994-2007; title: Appendix C. Myths and realities about Mexican immigration; title: Appendix D. Silent epigraphs; title: Postscript.