Jesusita, by Ronald L. Ruiz
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Jesusita is the story of immigrants--legal and illegal--trying to survive in California in the years after World War II. Jesusita, alone and impoverished, struggles to keep her four young children together. Though she finds support from Padre Montes at St. Teresa's Catholic Church, her faith won't solve her problems, especially those with her daughter, Paulina. Far from home, Filipino laborers are denied by law any contact with white women. Angie, the young daughter of an illiterate and unmarried mother, knows only one way to make money. And Felix, abandoned by his mother and separated from his only brother, is placed in a foster home on an isolated ranch. The interrelated lives of these people provide a complex, sometimes violent, and often tragic image of American poverty within the nation's postwar boom.
Jesusita, by Ronald L. Ruiz- Amazon Sales Rank: #2149699 in Books
- Brand: Amika Press
- Published on: 2015-05-14
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x .65" w x 6.00" l, .85 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 288 pages
Review This book pulled me in from the start with Jesusita's and Father Montes's compelling characters. Both are deeply flawed, but also sympathetic. The setting, the Central Valley of California, and its small towns and farms, is also deeply interwoven into the story, especially in the importance of the church to social life. The dynamics of religious fanaticism are also well portrayed... It is ultimately Jesusita's fanaticism that makes her a classic tragic figure who gains great heights--within her social context--but which also leads to her fall. --Stacia Levy, San Francisco Book Review In 1945, a widowed Mexican immigrant faces powerfully difficult conditions in Ruiz's (A Lawyer, 2012, etc.) latest novel... Ruiz vividly displays his knowledge of the harsh conditions experienced by Mexican immigrants.... Jesusita...rarely expresses affection for her children, instead seeing them as just a burden to be borne. She feels no remorse for her beatings of Paulina, believing that they "weren't sins." But in this novel, things are hard for everyone... A bleak look at a bitter life that may be too much for readers to bear. --Kirkus ReviewsSometimes parents need to survive in ways that will often take their toll on not only themselves as a parent but their children too... A story about acceptance, love, racial discrimination, hate, revenge, understanding, hope, caring, forgiveness, redemption and abuse. Author Ronald Ruiz takes readers inside the lives of many Mexican and Filipino immigrants. One woman that thought that God and her devotion would absolve her sins and her actions. Jesusita: guilty or innocent you decide when you read this thought provoking book. --Fran Lewis, Just Reviews
About the Author Ronald L. Ruiz is the author of a memoir, A Lawyer (2012), and three previous novels—Happy Birthday Jesús (1994), Giuseppe Rocco (1998), and The Big Bear (2003). Born and raised in Fresno, California, Ron was educated at St. Mary's College, California, University of California, Berkeley, and University of San Francisco. He practiced law from 1966 to 2003 as a Deputy District Attorney, a criminal defense attorney, and a Deputy Public Defender. He was appointed to the California Agriculture Labor Relations Board by Governor Jerry Brown in 1974 and later served as the District Attorney of Santa Cruz County, California.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Raw and honest story of immigrants to America from Mexico in the 1940s and 1950s By Sherrey Meyer Often I will select a book based on its cover or the language on the back cover. But when you're reviewing books, often the cover art or design and the blurb from the back cover are not available. You receive the description or synopsis, and sometimes a cover image. You make a decision and hope it's a book you'll enjoy reading.When I received my copy of Jesusita, I looked at the cover and said to myself, "I probably would not have picked this up in a bookstore." However, I had committed to read and review Ronald Ruiz's new novel, and I would.Ruiz is a gifted writer. With prose describing even the most subtle of nuances, he writes Jesusita's story. It is the story of every immigrant crossing into America in the 1940s and 1950s. Some farmers provided food, housing, and clothing for these migrant workers. Others lived on the ranches and farms where they worked. Jesusita's story begins in 1945.Jesusita's story is not a pretty one, not a story that will make you feel warm and fuzzy. Filled with raw images of parents beating their children, abusing them with words and emotions, Jesusita's story plays out for the reader in a depth of reality often hard to accept. Having grown up in an abusive situation, my body cringed and my heart broke at times and tears flowed. But I had to keep reading. Why?Ruiz wants us to know the history of our country and of the people who came here hoping for a better life. Not all received that better life. Some did fortunately, but others were deported or the goodness they hoped to find never materialized for them. Ruiz doesn't dabble with the history of the situation; he tells it just like it was in 1945 and forward.A well written and inspiring story despite the raw and brutal truth found between the covers of Jesusita deserves your attention. I hope today I have caught you with something that makes you want to read this part of our country's history. And the history of our neighbors to the south, the Hispanic Americans who still fight for a better life. I highly recommend Jesusita.Although I rarely award a star rating on this blog, today I give Jesusita and her author, Ronald L. Ruiz, five stars for the quality of writing and the intense truth shared so well.FTC Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher via iRead Book Tours in exchange for a fair and honest review. Opinions expressed are mine.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Good Historical Novel By Jeremy Michael Gallen For his novel, author Ronald L. Ruiz thanks various individuals such as Jay Amberg, who he says made the book possible, Amanda for her support, and Ren McClellan for his insight and encouragement. Jesusita tells the story of legal and illegal Mexican immigrants, with the lonely and impoverished titular protagonist struggling to care for her four children, The fifteen-year-old Sergio, the thirteen-year-old Yolanda, the eleven-year-old Paulina, and the three-year-old Concepcion, after her husband Rogelio dies in a truck accident the previous month, finding support from Father Montes at St. Teresa’s Catholic Church, although her face isn’t exactly essential in solving her clan’s problems.Before the main text, Ruiz gives many historical notes, indicating that by 1975, the State of California had the eleventh-largest economy in the world, its chief industry of agriculture built upon the backs of both legal and illegal Mexican immigrants. Afterward he goes farther back in history to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848, which granted citizenship to thousands of Southwestern Mexicans newly part of the United States. The author further adds that tens of thousands of Mexicans immigrated to America between 1850 and 1910, and although the Immigration Act of 1917 implemented immigration quotas, it exempted Mexicans, who would later labor by the millions during the Second World War, afterward finding better jobs in towns and cities and more being considered illegal then.The forbiddance of Hispanics men from marrying Caucasian women plays some part in the chief narrative, beginning in October 1945 with Jesusita and her children working on a ranch near Fresno, California, her family having crossed into the country at Mexicali, and ultimately moving into the city proper for winter the same month, and dealing with various familial issues. The story is generally enjoyable, although there are many points where the author uses pronouns, even in the beginning of new chapters, without actually identifying whom exactly he’s talking about anywhere nearby, although this reviewer would most certainly recommend this story to those interested in history, chiefly focused on Hispanics.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. There are quite a lot of characters in the books and pretty much almost all of them play a role in ... By Svetlana Name of Book: JesusitaAuthor: Ronald L RuizISBN: 978-1-937484-33-0Publisher: Amika PressType of book: 1945s-1950s, religion, prayer, Sacrament, materialism, classicism, vanity, California, Mexico, community, parent/child relationships, work, European Americans and Central Americans, Pinoys, desireYear it was published: 2015Summary:Jesusita is the story of immigrants—legal and illegal—trying to survive in California in the years after World War II. Jesusita, alone and impoverished, struggles to keep her four young children together. Though she finds support from Padre Montes at St. Teresa’s Catholic Church, her faith won’t solve her problems, especially those with her daughter, Paulina. Far from home, Filipino laborers are denied by law any contact with white women. Angie, the young daughter of an illiterate and unmarried mother, knows only one way to make money. And Felix, abandoned by his mother and separated from his only brother, is placed in a foster home on an isolated ranch. The interrelated lives of these people provide a complex, sometimes violent, and often tragic image of American poverty within the nation’s postwar boom.Characters:There are quite a lot of characters in the books and pretty much almost all of them play a role in the book. Jesusita is a mother of four who is best described as arrogant towards others, Jesusita's three children respect her and are afraid of her, while her third child, Paulina always defies her at really major costs to health and sanity. She is also two-faced when it comes to church and her own children, but also extremely dedicated to church and to religion at the cost of everything else. At first Angie is a six year old girl who lost her innocence extremely early, and she seems to not question the world and what is going on around her. She is best described as materialistic and seems to be more concerned about her own pleasure and money rather than other things. Unfortunately another character, Felix, is one that I get to know the least, except that he is very methodical and loyal to people who take care of him as well as to his family.Theme:To be honest I'm kind of having a hard time articulating what the theme should be. Maybe that reality chases faith away?Plot:The story is in third person narrative mainly from Jesusita's point of view, although Angie , Felix and Padre Montes also play a small role in the story. I have to admit that although the story began in 1945 and immediately drew me in, when other characters such as Felix and Angie entered, I wondered if their stories also started in 1945 or not really? The story also takes a look at the lives of Central American immigrants to California as well as their prejudices towards others. (I was surprised that they saw people from Mexico who had Indian blood as less than.) The great deal of focus is on religion and its affect on Jesusita's life, as well as how she struggles with what life has dealt her and her family. The story is also not preachy and while religion is in the front of the story, it is very subtle and not overbearing.Author Information:(From iRead Book Tours)Buy the book: Amazon ~ Barnes & NobleRonald L. Ruiz author picMeet the author:After reading Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment at the age of 17, I knew I wanted to be a writer. But I knew nothing about the craft. My first novel, Happy Birthday Jesús, was published 36 years later. Surprisingly, it received good reviewsFor many years, I was a criminal defense attorney and at the end of my career a prosecutor, but I always managed to find time to write. What I saw and experienced during those years often serves as a basis for my writing. For me, learning how to write has been a long, continuous and, at times, torturous process.Now retired, I try to write every day and I feel fortunate that I have found something in writing that sustains me. I’m glad I persevered during all those years of rejection. More than anything, writing about what I see and experience in life has given me a sense of worth.Connect with the author: Website ~ FacebookOpinion:Last year, I had an opportunity to read a book titled Vicissitudes of Life by Wang Xiaoying which explored the idea of traditional China versus modern China and what it means for China's place in the world. Reading this book was just like reading Vicissitudes of Life, except for the fact that the story deals with multiple immigrants from Central America and takes place in 1940s to 1950s, while Vicissitudes of Life was a 1990s story, I think. I enjoy reading books in what I would call sparse writing where more is said with less, and Jesusita is just like that. I wasn't able to come up with what it could mean until I dreamt that perhaps its the clash of modern thoughts and ideas versus the ideas of yesteryear, and looking at the names of the two characters as well as the worlds that they inhabit, one could argue with the idea that the founder of religion (in form of Jesusita) is very idealistic and refuses to see reality for what it is, while the messenger (Angie) sees the reality for what it is and demands for society or faith to conform to stop turning blind eye towards the ugly and to stop judging it as wrong. All in all, a beautiful, breathtaking and an unforgettable read that's not likely to let the reader go for a very long time.This is for iRead Book Tours
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