Peregrinos de Aztlan (Pilgrims in Aztlan) | What Do I Read Next?

Oscar Z. Acosta’s The Autobiography of a Brown Buffalo tells the story of a young Mexican- American man who becomes disillusioned with American culture and returns home to Juarez, Mexico. There he wastes away his life with prostitutes and alcohol until he is thrown into jail and told by a judge to go home and learn his father’s language. The question for the protagonist to answer at this point is, Where is home?

Another classic book by Oscar Z. Acosta, The Revolt of the Cockroach People,...

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