“I didn’t cross the border, the border crossed me.”
It’s a sentiment that echoes throughout the Hispano community. In more than 250 years of American history and 150 of Colorado history, the southwestern United States has been under three flags: Spanish, Mexican and American. In that time, culture has developed within the Hispanic community to adapt to the changes around them.
Angel Vigil writes about these cultural shifts, as well as Hispano history, in his new book “Borderlands,” which he will present during an author talk at Narrow Gauge Book Coop in Alamosa at 6 p.m. this Saturday, June 13.
“It [Borderlands] covers a wide range of historical moments. And then combined inside there is some personal witnessing of what it was like to actually live through history. I interviewed seven Latino leaders in the Colorado region and they’re extremely successful in what I call the dominant culture because one of the questions the book asks is, can you be successful in the dominant culture? Meaning assimilate and at the same time retain your heritage culture.” said Vigil in an telephone interview with the Citizen. […]
