Becoming a Part of My History
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Becoming a Part of My History by Andrés Armijo serves as a perfect model for anyone interested in knowing about themselves and their world through research into genealogy and photographic collections. This book is a personal journey into the authors past, but it is also a fascinating account of family life in New Mexico, neighborhoods in Albuquerque, the rites and rituals of Hispanos, how a family through the ages pictured itself, and how all this information and reflection enlightens the author-Everything is Illuminated, while it educates and entertains the reader. This is an original and creative approach to personal and local history.-Peter White, Professor of English and American Studies, University of New MexicoOne of the great truths in life is that to know what weve come from lets us know ourselves better and helps us determine where were going. It is such a search that Andrés Armijo describes in Becoming a Part of My History: Through Images and Stories of My Ancestors. It is replete with charming anecdotes that remind us of our own family stories. It is enriched with photographs of several generations of family, a photographic genealogy rare in studies of ones ancestors. It can be enjoyed by anyone interested in their own and other families histories. A gem of a book.-Nash Candelaria, novelist, short story writerIn viewing photos of nuevomexicanos held in the National Archives, I was always struck by the fact that the names of the subjects were never included; they were identified dryly as Spanish American women baking bread, or Spanish American male driving a wagon. Impersonal, deracinated, objectified. Andrés Armijos visual chronicle of his familia is a response to that colonizing act of reduction. With a profound sensibility of love and respect, he unfolds before our eyes and our hearts the history of his clan in this splendid book that comprises a blend of historical fact, physical description, cultural analysis, existential musings and,
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