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By Olivia Flores Alvarez
Published on June 11, 2008 at 1:41am
The title of boxing champ Oscar De La Hoya’s autobiography, American Son, has a double meaning. Yes, he’s the golden boy of the American boxing world, but he’s also the American son of working-class Mexican immigrants. He grew up in -poverty-stricken East L.A. and is now a multimillionaire; in other words, he epitomizes the American Dream. But with anti-immigrant sentiment growing in this country, can America’s favorite son have a Hispanic last name? It’s a question De La Hoya attempts to answer in American Son and one that he’ll address at today’s reading.
An Olympic gold medalist, he’ll talk about his victories in the ring (defeating a dozen world champions and earning six world titles) as well as his defeats outside of it (worth millions while still in his teens, De La Hoya was bilked by a greedy business advisor and developed a taste for gambling). 7 p.m. Barnes & Noble, 7626 Westheimer. For information, call 713–783–6016 or visit www.barnesand-noble.com. Free.
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