Alfredo corchado, mexico bureau chief for the dallas morning news, is a noted expert on immigration, drug violence, and foreign policy between the u. A book with an important female perspective might cast a clearer light on this dynamic and offer a fuller portrait of the first and secondgeneration. Alfredo corchado jimenez is an awardwinning mexicanamerican journalist and author who has covered mexico for many years, and is currently the mexico city bureau chief of the dallas morning news. Dallas morning news journalist alfredo corchado traces his immigrant story in a book thats part memoir, part political history. He is a nieman, lannan, usmex, woodrow wilson, and rockefeller fellow and the winner of the maria moors cabot. He is a nieman, lannan, usmex, woodrow wilson and rockefeller fellow and the winner of the maria moors cabot and elijah parish lovejoy awards for courage in journalism.
Alfredo corchado jimenez is an awardwinning mexicanamerican journalist and author who. Lulu garcianavarro speaks to mexicanamerican journalist and author alfredo corchado about his new book homelands, which is a personal reflection and history lesson. He is a nieman, lannan, usmex, woodrow wilson, and rockefeller fellow and the winner of the maria moors cabot prize and elijah parish lovejoy award for courage in journalism. Obama will be in guadalajara for a twoday summit with the leaders of mexico and canada.
Tara westover talks about her memoir, educated, and takes viewer phone calls from the 18th annual national book festival in washington, d. Jun 20, 20 alfredo corchado has a complicated relationship with mexico. Alfredo corchado named 2020 justice media trailblazer by john. Hes returned to mexico to report on the countrys drug violence and corruption, earning. Mexico border for public radio, later becoming a reporter for the standardexaminer in. Alfredo corchado has written a book that comes along just when we need it most. Alfredo corchado s new book homelands examines the complicated, symbiotic relationship between the united states and mexico through the lives of himself and three friends. His new book, midnight in mexico, is part memoir and part recent history.
Alfredo corchado, mexico, is the mexico bureau chief for the dallas morning. July 9, 20 journalist alfredo corchado covers mexico for the dallas morning news. Corchado has explained that shortly after returning to mexico, i received an offer to write a book, with the working title, midnight in mexico, which would mean more time away from work. Alfredo corchado in front of his childhood home in durango. Four friends, two countries, and the fate of the great mexican american. We also talk to journalist alfredo corchado about his book homelands. Join facebook to connect with alfredo corchado and others you may know. Written by alfredo corchado, audiobook narrated by timothy andres pabon. Alfredo corchado national book festival library of congress.
Parallels alfredo corchado has a complicated relationship with mexico. This book about mexico is written by one of the bravest u. Lulu garcianavarro speaks to mexicanamerican journalist and author alfredo corchado about his new book homelands, which is a personal. We are a country that is always defining and redefining itself, a nation that is at constant war with itself regarding its own identity. His reporting has earned him several awards, including the maria moors cabot award presented by columbia university and the elijah parrish lovejoy prize presented by colby. Book summary from prizewinning journalist and immigration expert alfredo corchado comes the sweeping story of the great mexican migration from the late 1980s to today.
Jul 09, 20 drugs, chaos and violence darken mexicos midnight. Practice shelfcare with npr at the national book festival. Corchado has spent years reporting on the savage violence of drug gangs and the corruption and ineptitude that enabled their reign of terror in much. Its a story that explores the last 30 years of mexican immigration into the united states through corchado s experience as an immigrant and a. His new book, midnight in mexico, is part memoir and part recent history of the upheaval in the country. He has taken the story of four mexicanamericans who have lived all their adult lives in america and turned their experiences. And in his new book, homelands, he looks at another key issue facing mexico and the united states immigration. Corchado was born in durango, mexico, and grew up in california and texas. I believe midnight in mexico will become one of the most necessary books about the mexicanamerican experience in this country.
Please dont forget small, independent book publishers like cinco puntos press now struggling to. Alfredo corchado wonderfully demonstrates with soul and brilliant historical facts the hardship of his own familys immigration experience and that of his friends and others bringing our current affairs closer to heart and home in his book homelands. Drugs, chaos and violence darken mexicos midnight kpbs. Available on kindle ebook and can be read on any device with the free kindle app. From prizewinning journalist and immigration expert alfredo corchado comes the sweeping story of the great. The americanization of alfredo corchado texas monthly. A secondary, equally compelling narrative involves corchados evolution as a journalist. When alfredo corchado moved to philadelphia in 1987, he felt as if he was the only mexican in the city. If ever there were a time to read alfredo corchados latest book, homelands.
Npr stories about midnight in mexico in his new book, alfredo corchado writes about the escalating violence in mexico. Benjamin alire saenz, american book award winning author of calendar of dust. Journalist alfredo corchado offers insight into the arc of immigration over the years. A deeply moving book full of colorful characters searching for home, it is. Maestra tequilera bertha gonzalez nieves and journalist. Npr s book concierge is your guide to 2018s best reads. And homelands lulu garcianavarro speaks to mexicanamerican journalist and author alfredo corchado about his new book homelands, which is a personal.
The book is most compelling when he focuses on the memoir part of the story, including how his parents reluctantly departed mexico hoping to find a richer life north of the border. In 2000, he was the first reporter granted an interview with vicente fox, mexicos first democratic. View the profiles of people named alfredo corchado. Npr books book concierge just picked alfredo corchado s homelands as one of the best books of 2018. Those historical forces are still at work by the book s end. Dec 17, 2019 new york, ny, dec 17, 2019 alfredo corchado, veteran correspondent for the dallas morning news and a pioneer in border journalism, has been named the 2020 justice media trailblazer by john jay college of criminal justice and the crime report. Descent into darkness and gave corchados personal account of mexicos accelerating violence and a search for hope from both sides of the border amid the bloodiest period since the 1910 mexican revolution. A reporters journey through a countrys descent into darkness kindle edition by corchado, alfredo. Mar 16, 2011 the lecture was titled midnight in mexico. This list omits cookbooks and books aimed at very young readers 48yrs.
In a country where the powerful are rarely scrutinized, noted mexican american journalist alfredo corchado refuses to shrink from reporting on government corruption, murders in juarez, or the ruthless drug cartels of mexico. In this beautifully written book, corchado narrates the most recent chapter of this ongoing story. Alfredo corchado, veteran correspondent for the dallas morning news and a pioneer in border journalism, has been named the 2020 justice media trailblazer by john jay college of criminal justice. Border truthteller alfredo corchado is tcrs 2020 justice. In his new book, alfredo corchado writes about the escalating violence in mexico. Producer bernard kira and directorproducer batan silva have acquired the film and television rights to alfredo corchados bestselling true crime book, midnight in mexico.
Corchado covered the mexican drug war during its bloodiest peak. An excerpt of alfredo corchado s homelands you can meet the author at several dallasfort worth events. In homelands, alfredo corchado punctures the myth of the. Jul 31, 2018 alfredo corchado s new book homelands examines the complicated, symbiotic relationship between the united states and mexico through the lives of himself and three friends. Alfredo corchado, a journalist who has faced death threats covering what is arguably one of the worlds most dangerous beats, often ponders his familys decision to depart their hometown of. Hes tackled the dark roads of the drug trade in prizewinning reporting and.
Benjamin alire saenz, american book award winning author of. In the last six years, more than eighty thousand people have been killed in the mexican drug war, and drug trafficking there is a multibilliondollar business. More than a journalist, alfredo corchado is the real thing, a voice that represents millions of people. Corchado lives in mexico city but calls the border home. His latest book homelands four friends, two countries and the fate of the great mexicanamerican migration, corchado tells the story of mexican immigration over the last 30 years to the united states told from the perspective of four friends who first met in a mexican. Alfredo corchado is a nieman fellow and mexican bureau chief of the dallas morning news. Midnight in mexico by alfredo corchado, on the countrys downward spiral. Dec 17, 2019 alfredo corchado, veteran correspondent for the dallas morning news and a pioneer in border journalism, has been named the 2020 justice media trailblazer by john jay college of criminal justice. Corchado deftly interweaves his search for belonging with, for. Marie arana is a writer at large for the washington post. Hes tackled the dark roads of the drug trade in prize. Nov 14, 20 alfredo corchado is the author of the book midnight in mexico.
Npr extra practice shelfcare with npr at the national book festival npr hosts and journalists will lead book chats with writers in a wide range of genres and topics. A reporters journey through a countrys descent into darkness by alfredo corchado. Corchado worked in public radio on the border, the. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading midnight in mexico. Ignoring threats, an american reports on his native. Alfredo corchado, mexico, is the mexico bureau chief for the dallas morning news where he covers u. It includes ya, graphic novels, comics, and art books. Latino to discuss his book midnight in mexico and the music he enjoyed while writing it. Cspan has agreements with retailers that share a small percentage of your. For those of us who have reported in mexico or on the border, journalist and author alfredo corchado is a giant. The national association for chicana and chicano studiestejas foco.
Alfredo corchado of the dallas morning news talks to npr s guy raz about president obamas trip to mexico. By the time this book is published, writes dallas morning news mexico bureau chief corchado, nearly ninety thousand people will have been killed or disappeared since president calderon launched a war on the cartels. Jul 09, 20 drugs, chaos and violence darken mexicos midnight journalist alfredo corchado covers mexico for the dallas morning news. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Corchado discusses his experience of emigrating to the united states as a child, and how his experience as an immigrant growing up in the southwest influenced his perspective as a journalist. A reporters journey, which was published in 20 by penguin.
Jun 05, 2018 alfredo corchado wonderfully demonstrates with soul and brilliant historical facts the hardship of his own familys immigration experience and that of his friends and others bringing our current affairs closer to heart and home in his book homelands. On this edition of your calls media roundtable, factory workers in ciudad juarez are protesting to demand the closure of assembly plants along the usmexico border. Far from the border, they formed friendships for life. From prizewinning journalist and immigration expert alfredo corchado comes the. Journalist alfredo corchado covers mexico for the dallas morning news. Ignoring threats, an american reports on his native mexico. Oneil, council on foreign relations and author of two nations indivisible. His new book, midnight in mexico,midnight in mexico.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Many are still open despite the growing coronavirus death toll among the workers. Sep 01, 2018 tara westover talks about her memoir, educated, and takes viewer phone calls from the 18th annual national book festival in washington, d. Alfredo corchado explores this question in his new book, a blend of memoir and political history called homelands. Alfredo corchado is the mexico border correspondent for the dallas morning news and author of midnight in mexico. Four friends, two countries, and the fate of the great mexican american migration. Hes tackled the dark roads of the drug trade in prizewinning reporting and nonfiction. A reporters journey through a countrys descent into darkness. Dallas morning news correspondent alfredo corchado has been reporting in mexico over the past 20 years. He is a nieman, lannan, usmex, woodrow wilson, and rockefeller fellow and the winner of the maria moors cabot and elijah parish lovejoy awards for courage in journalism. Four friends, two countries, and the fate of the great mexicanamerican migration by alfredo corchado.
Alfredo corchado has a complicated relationship with mexico. A reporter searches for home and identity along the u. Mexico, the united states, and the road ahead alfredo corchado has written a book that comes along just when we need it most. Four friends, two countries, and the fate of the great mexicanamerican migration, this is it.