Oscar De La Hoya

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.

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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.
Sun., June 15, 7 p.m., 2008