Angeleno days : an Arab American writer on family, place, and politics / Gregory Orfalea.
| Author/creator | Orfalea, Gregory, 1949- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Tucson : University of Arizona Press, ©2009. |
| Description | viii, 238 pages ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Kingdom of rags -- Valley boys -- The barber of Tarzana -- The teacher's prayer -- Straight shooters -- We were the people -- Nazera -- Contact: the war, sandlot football, and my father -- The messenger of the lost battalion -- An act of forgiveness -- Taps for a broken soldier -- Angeleno days -- Shall we gather in the mountains? -- Baghdad with a human face -- Where is the outrage over Iraq? -- The Arab in the post-world War II novel -- To hope -- Doomed by our blood to care -- No. Not this -- Snuffing the fire of radical Islam -- Meditations on Lebanon, 2006 -- Facing the wall: Arab Americans and publishing -- Why write? |
| General note | Essays originally published in the Los Angeles times magazine from 1999-2003. |
| LCCN | 2008036915 |
| ISBN | 9780816527731 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0816527733 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PS3565 .R427 Z46 2009 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |