{"product_id":"9781496811387","title":"Lalo Alcaraz: Political Cartooning in the Latino Community","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmid the controversy surrounding immigration and border control, the work of California cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz (b. 1964) has delivered a resolute Latino viewpoint. Of Mexican descent, Alcaraz fights for Latino rights through his creativity, drawing political commentary as well as underlining how Latinos confront discrimination on a daily basis. Through an analysis of Alcaraz�s early editorial cartooning and his strips for \u003ci\u003eLa Cucaracha\u003c\/i\u003e, the first nationally syndicated, political Latino daily comic strip, author H�ctor D. Fern�ndez L�Hoeste shows the many ways Alcaraz�s art attests to the community�s struggles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlcaraz has proven controversial with his satirical, sharp commentary on immigration and other Latino issues. What makes Alcaraz�s work so potent? Fern�ndez L�Hoeste marks the artist�s insistence on never letting go of what he views as injustice against Latinos, the fastest growing ethnic group in the United States. Indeed, his comics predict a key moment in the future of the United States�that time when a racial plurality will steer the country, rather than a white majority and its monocultural norms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFern�ndez L�Hoeste�s study provides an accessible, comprehensive view into the work of a cartoonist who deserves greater recognition, not just because Alcaraz represents the injustice and inequity prevalent in our society, but because as both a US citizen and a member of the Latino community, his ability to stand in, between, and outside two cultures affords him the clarity and experience necessary to be a powerful voice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University Press of Mississippi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47132044198128,"sku":"9781496811387","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781496811387_p0.jpg?v=1763668120","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781496811387","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}