ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
José “Ché’” Abril was born, raised and
has spent his entire life in the city of
Phoenix. He graduated from Phoenix
Union High School in 1951. He was later
drafted into the Army...
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José “Ché’” Abril was born, raised and
has spent his entire life in the city of
Phoenix. He graduated from Phoenix
Union High School in 1951. He was later
drafted into the Army...
READ MORE
Dr. Joe Abril, author of “Echoes of Life in Phoenix” has captured an era
and neighborhood long gone from the "Valley of the Sun" (Phoenix,
Arizona). He writes about a ʺbarrioʺ and its residents, who are either
gone by choice or have been displaced by the ʺadvancementsʺ of
Phoenixʹ municipal civilization. Much of the ʺold barrioʺ was taken by
eminent domain to build the first freeway in Phoenix. The streets were
paved and sidewalks were built.
…You are about to enter a world gone‐by…a world that was the
beginning of structuring a great and important Southwestern United
States metropolis. The farms and ʺwatering holesʺ are gone. The make
shift baseball diamonds, and other athletic fields, erased from the area
forever. There are Los Angeles styled freeways throughout the areas
where the barrios once existed. The people and families have been
displaced to other areas of the city. They are gone but not forgotten.
Dr. Abril introduces us to many of the colorful characters that were
once the backbones of the barrio. It is very clear that these characters
greatly influenced Dr. Abril and the life that he chose. Most of these
unique individuals have gone to their final resting places but long will
they live in the memories of the minds nd the vivid imaginations of
their surviving descendants, who have heard these stories by word of
mouth. Now generations to come, whether they are from families of
the barrio or not, will be able to learn about these individuals that
contributed to the day to day culture that we have enjoyed and
continue to enjoy…
and neighborhood long gone from the "Valley of the Sun" (Phoenix,
Arizona). He writes about a ʺbarrioʺ and its residents, who are either
gone by choice or have been displaced by the ʺadvancementsʺ of
Phoenixʹ municipal civilization. Much of the ʺold barrioʺ was taken by
eminent domain to build the first freeway in Phoenix. The streets were
paved and sidewalks were built.
…You are about to enter a world gone‐by…a world that was the
beginning of structuring a great and important Southwestern United
States metropolis. The farms and ʺwatering holesʺ are gone. The make
shift baseball diamonds, and other athletic fields, erased from the area
forever. There are Los Angeles styled freeways throughout the areas
where the barrios once existed. The people and families have been
displaced to other areas of the city. They are gone but not forgotten.
Dr. Abril introduces us to many of the colorful characters that were
once the backbones of the barrio. It is very clear that these characters
greatly influenced Dr. Abril and the life that he chose. Most of these
unique individuals have gone to their final resting places but long will
they live in the memories of the minds nd the vivid imaginations of
their surviving descendants, who have heard these stories by word of
mouth. Now generations to come, whether they are from families of
the barrio or not, will be able to learn about these individuals that
contributed to the day to day culture that we have enjoyed and
continue to enjoy…
| Echoes of Life in Phoenix |
| Living, loving and growing in the barrio |
| Hispanic Institute of Social Issues ©2005-2007 All rights reserved. webmaster@hisi.org |
Author: Joe Abril, Ph.D
Foreword: Stella Pope-Duarte
Títle: Echoes of Life in Phoenix, Living, Loving, and Growing in the Barrio
Size: 22.5 cm
Pages: 164 - 22 images
ISBN - 10: 0-9771167-8-6
ISBN - 13: 978-0-9771167-8-2
Price: $ 16.99 (+ 2.50 shipping and handling; add 0.75 for each
additional book)
Foreword: Stella Pope-Duarte
Títle: Echoes of Life in Phoenix, Living, Loving, and Growing in the Barrio
Size: 22.5 cm
Pages: 164 - 22 images
ISBN - 10: 0-9771167-8-6
ISBN - 13: 978-0-9771167-8-2
Price: $ 16.99 (+ 2.50 shipping and handling; add 0.75 for each
additional book)
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| Echoes of Life in Phoenix |
