These short plays give voice to the struggles of Chicano farm workers in the twentieth century. Born in Delano, California, Luis Valdez grew up in California's fertile valleys in the 1940s where he picked fruit alongside his father. Founder and artistic director for El Teatro Campesino, Valdez continues to offer stories that address the Chicano experience in America in a context that is meaningful to all Americans.

A collection of articles, poems and book excerpts reflecting the Chicano heritage and culture, and the modern problems and struggles of Mexican-Americans.

"Mummified Deer and Other Plays brings together three plays by Luis Valdez, the most distinguished Latino playwright and director. With an introduction by Chicano theater scholar Jorge Huerta, this collection includes two never-before-published dramas." "Mummified Deer is Valdez's mature exploration of the Yaqui Indian roots of Mexican-American culture and Valdez's own family. Returning to the format of the tent show, Valdez mines maternal psychology...

A collection of plays by Chicano authors includes biographies of the playwrights, production histories of the plays, and critical commentary.

In 1845, President John Tyler signed a Congressional resolution to annex Texas, and by 1846, 4,000 troops were on the Rio Grande. Shortly thereafter, President James Polk proposed that Mexico sell its northern half to the U.S. Hostilities commenced and the U.S. crossed the border to occupy Matamoras, U.S. warships landed troops at Veracruz, who fought their way overland to Mexico City. Santa Anna led a defending army, but the Mexicans were overwhelmed....