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Part 1 The Ties That Bind-La Familia Excerpts from Rain of Gold are reprinted with permission from the publisher of Rain of Gold (Houston: Arte Publico Press-University of Houston, 1992). Rolando Hinojosa Smith, "Sweet Fifteen," reprinted with permission from the publisher of Texas Monthly, vol. 16, 1988. Sandra Cisneros, from The House on Mango Street. Copyright © 1985 by Sandra Cisneros. Published in the United States by Vintage Books, a division of Random House, Inc., New York, and distributed in Canada by Random House of Canada Limited, Toronto. Reprinted by permission of Susan Bergholz Literary Services, New York. Family Installments: Memories of Growing Up Hispanic. Copyright © 1982 by Edward Rivera. By permission of William Morrow & Company, Inc. Famous All Over Town. Copyright© 1983 by Danny Santiago. Reprinted by permission of Simon & Schuster, Inc. "After Calling," by Carlos Cum pian, is reprinted with permission of the publisher of Coyote Sun, MARCH/Abrazo Press, P.O. Box 2890, Chicago, IL 60690. "Raining Backwards," by Roberto Fern{mdez is reprinted with permission from the publisher of Raining Backwards (Houston: Arte Publico Press-University of Houston, 1988). Part 2 "Buenos Dias, Ml Dlos"-La Religion "Filomena," by Roberta Fernandez is reprinted with permission from the publisher of Intaglio: A Novel in Six Stories (Houston: Arte Publico Press-University of Houston, 1990). "Coyote Sun," by Carlos Cumpian, is reprinted with permission from the publisher of Coyote Sun, MARCH/Abrazo Press, P.O. Box 2890, Chicago, IL 60690. Song, "Alarru, Chiquita,"© 1987, Arsenio Cordova. Published by OCP Publications, 5536 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR 97213. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Song, "Buenos Dias, Mi Dios," © 1982, OCP Publications, 5536 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR 97213. All rights reserved. Used with permission. "First Communion" and " ... Before people left," by Tomas Rivera translated by Evangelina Vigil-Pifi6n are reprinted with permission from the publisher of Y nose lo trag6 Ia tierra ... And the Earth Did Not Devour Him (Houston: Arte Publico PressUniversity of Houston, 1987). "The Future of the Hispanic Church," by Moises Sandoval, is reprinted with permission from the publisher of On the Move, A History of the Hispanic Church in the United States (Maryknoll, N.Y.: Orbis Books, 1990).
