We need to look in the mirror and see we are beautiful.”Ĭhildren should be able to read a different perspective in lives like their own, he says. “We are worthy of being written about and our lives contain poetry. “Young kids have to realize that we have wonderful things to celebrate and we should feel pride in it,” Bowles said. Now, he bestows it on the protagonist of his newest book, “They Call Me Güero,” a novel in verse filled with slice-of-life poems that illustrate life as a border kid – something for which 430,000 children in the Valley can relate. David Bowles, an associate professor in the UTRGV Department of Literatures and Cultural Studies, grew up “half-and-half” in the Rio Grande Valley with the nickname granted from his father’s Mexican-American heritage. Spanish-speakers often refer to a person with light hair, eyes and complexion as “ güero” – a term of endearment free of cultural or racial overtones.ĭr. David Bowles novel celebrates Mexican-American culture and youth David Bowles, an associate professor in the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Department of Literatures and Cultural Studies, with his book, “They Call Me Güero”, a novel in verse filled with slice-of-life poems illustrating life as a border kid – something for which 430,000 children in the Valley can relate.
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