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I got through most of "Hunger of Memory" and I enjoyed it. Rodriguez reminisces about his childhood and his experience in the American school system in the first part of his book. He talks about the struggle he and his family had learning English and how learning English changed his home life drastically. Its almost similar to an invasion in the sense that English took over as the main form of communication in their household. The school system "americanized" him and his family. The second part of the book focuses on the importance of religion in his family and affirmative action. More specifically, he draws from his experiences of being a "minority" in college. From what I've read it seems as though he felt that he was getting financial help and special attention because of the color of his skin rather than his academic performance. Rodriguez's reasons from disliking affirmative action still remain unclear to me but I'll be sure to further elaborate when I finish the book completely.

On a lighter note, I finished reading Watchmen which is a great comic book. It tells the story of two superheros who set out to find the person that murdered their colleague. I've picked up Death Blossoms by Mumia Abu Jamal. Speaking of Mumia..The Philadelphia DA is trying to reinstate the death penalty on him. There will be protest this Saturday in Philadelphia at the district attorney office. It starts at 12 noon. You can find out the full details here. http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/jaysyro/dec6.jpg.
Thats all for now. Peace.

...what happened to the League of Libro Junkies?!

we've completely fallen apart haven't we?!
I'll own up to it... I never got past page 20 of that Richard Rodriguez book...

I recently started reading "Lessons in Becoming Myself" by Ellen Burstyn
It's an intimidatingly thick book... but it's proving to be a worthwhile read.
It's really funny - and interesting - and I am learning a lot..

...I thought I would share that with the league - or what's left of it : )