With objectivity and restraint, Ramirez tells the story of the fight against Nicaragua's Somozan dictatorship, the anguish of the subsequent war with the U.S. and its mercenary armies, and the overwhelming Sandinista failure in the elections. Finally, as head of the Sandinista opposition in the country, he confronts his former lifelong colleagues.

    In part the brainchild of Latino activist and actor Edward James Olmos, the book brings together original work from more than thirty award-winning photographers, as well as essays and poetry from such notable authors as Isabel Allende and Carlos Fuentes. Americanos celebrates both celebrities and everyday heroes, documenting telling moments in the lives of Latinos with images from the workplace, the playing fields, the flamingo bars, and daily street scenes. This unique portrait of the Latino-American experience, written in both English and Spanish, redefines the American notion of diversity for the coming century.

    The poems are published in their original language, and most are also translated into English. A glossary and pronunciation guide are included.

    In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries this wealth flowed through Spain into Europe and played an important role in the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution and trade with Asia. Yet the grueling work of extracting the silver was left to the indigenous population of the Andes, who were enslaved by the Spanish and died by the thousands on the mountain. Today, Potosí maintains this unique culture, based on its epic history. Approximately eighteen thousand miners still work in or around the mountain, searching for trace amounts of silver and tin. Inside the mountain, miners worship their devil, who is represented as a sexually potent Spaniard, lord of the mineral realm. Photographer Stephen Ferry has made many trips to Potosí to document this ongoing drama. His color images describe this world, which echoes back to the birth of modern Europe yet is one of the poorest places in the Americas. The text by Eduardo Galeano illuminates the complexity of the intersection of ancient rituals and the grandeur of the mountain and complements Ferry's powerful portrait of this fascinating area. Ferry's photographs are divided into four sections: the miners' carnival; work that still takes place in and around the rich mountain; major institutions of civic life in the city of Potosí; and the festival of Esprit?, in which miners sacrifice llamas to the devil within the mountain to appease his thirst for blood so that he will not take their lives with accidents or illness.

    Following the hands-on format of Carmen Lomas Garza's highly successful papel picado workshops, this book shows, step by step, how to create beautiful designs and banners by simply folding and cutting tissue paper.Projects you will learn to make include: the Four Cardinal Points, a design reminiscent of the four points of a compass; Tiles, echoing the colorful hand-painted tiles that decorate many Mexican buildings; and The Fan, one of Carmen's favorite designs, featuring leaves, hummingbirds, and flowers. For more advanced students there is a section on using a craft knife safely, and a sample Sunburst project to create.