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A 50th anniversary celebration for Tomás Rivera’s seminal book: ‘Y no se lo tragó la tierra’
The free, virtual events will culminate with an inaugural Tomás Rivera Book Prize Author: Sandra Baltazar Martínez
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Family, religion, love, racism, and labor exploitation in America’s agricultural fields are theme woven into “… Y no se lo tragó la tierra/ … and the Earth Did Not Devour Him,” by Tomás Rivera.
Originally published in Spanish 50 years ago, the late UC Riverside chancellor’s book published 50 years in ago, captures the essence of migrant families and is primarily told from the viewpoint of a young boy. Many of the stories were either experienced or witnessed by Rivera himself as his family followed the harvest across the U.S. In honor of its 50th anniversary, the annual Tomás Rivera Conference will be extended through spring quarter. The free, virtual events will culminate with a reading f