Two badges : the lives of Mona Ruiz
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- by Mona Ruiz and Geoff Boucher.
- Imprint
- Houston, Tex. : Arte Público Press, 1997.
- Physical description
- 288 p. ; 23 cm.
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Creators/Contributors
- Author/Creator
- Ruiz, Mona.
- Contributor
- Boucher, Geoff.
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Two Badges: The Lives of Mona Ruiz spins a gripping tale of one woman's private war to find her own identity and escape the pull of the street gangs that have carved her barrio into turfs where one misstep can lead to violence. This engrossing account traces the crests and dips in the path of Mona Ruiz's life - a life that forced her to assume contradicting roles: gang chola, high school drop-out, battered wife, welfare mother, student, cop, disowned daughter, policewoman and finally success story. No matter how desolate her prospects were, the Santa Ana native always knew a better life could be hers. When she was a child, her father once told her that police officers were "soldiers of Christ" and the image never left her mind. Despite hostility from the local cops who didn't like her looks or background, Mona made her unlikely dream come true. She now wears a badge as well as a gang tattoo. She is now an protector on the same streets where she once ran with the predators. A monument to courage, this compelling story well serve as an example for all women and all youth in crisis.
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This engrossing memoir charts Ruiz's journey toward self-identity, tracing the tortuous path of her life--a life in which Ruiz assumed contradictory roles: gang chola, high school drop-out, disowned daughter, battered wife, welfare mother, student, and policewoman.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)
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- 1997
- ISBN
- 1558852026 (cloth)
- 1558851658 (cloth)
- 9781558851658 (hbk. : alk. paper)
- 9781558852020 (cloth)
- 155885455X
- 9781558854550
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