Writing in a variety of genres, including the novel, short story, essay, drama, and poem, Anaya touches on several themes of interest to the Hispanic-American community.

Bright pinatas, colorful costumes, festive parades; colors are everywhere during Cinco de Mayo! This book explores the customs and culture that make Cinco de Mayo a joyous celebration full of color. Crayola colors and a reproducible coloring page inspire readers to notice and celebrate the colors of their world.

"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to Cinco De Mayo. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--

Corina's Abuela helps her select flowers that mean something to Corina from the garden for her Mexican flower crown that she will wear on her birthday, and explains the symbolic meaning of a birthday crown.

Follows an Hispanic American family in a small New Mexican community as they prepare for and celebrate the nine-day religious festival which occurs just before Christmas.

The author, born in south Texas to Mexican immigrants, provides an account of her life growing up in a family of migrant farm workers, and tells how she overcame the disadvantages of her youth to attend college and earn a master's degree in computer science/engineering.

A personal account of the author's journey as a boy from his Mexican mountain village to Sacramento and of his acculturation through education and experience in the United States.

A memoir in which the author, the son of a Mexican father and Anglo mother, recalls the struggles he faced both within and outside his family as a child of mixed cultures, languages, and heritage.

This book provides a basic introduction to the Christmas tradition, Las posadas, celebrated in Mexico.