San Antonio College Library

The author, a disadvantaged Mexican American, writes of feelings of alienation from his family as he learned English and earned a Ph. D.

The non-fiction saga of Victor Villasenor's own family. It is the Hispanic Roots, an all-American story of poverty, immigration, struggle and success. Focuses on three generations of the Villasenor family, their spiritual and cultural roots back in Mexico, their immigration to California and their overcoming poverty, prejudice and economic exploitation.