Criminal of Poverty
eBook - ePub

Criminal of Poverty

Growing Up Homeless in America

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Criminal of Poverty

Growing Up Homeless in America

About this book


Eleven-year-old Lisa becomes her mother's primary support when they face the prospect of homelessness. As Dee, a single mother, struggles with the demons of her own childhood of neglect and abuse, Lisa has to quickly assume the role of an adult in an attempt to keep some stability in their lives. "Dee and Tiny" ultimately become underground celebrities in San Francisco, squatting in storefronts and performing the "art of homelessness." Their story, filled with black humor and incisive analysis, illuminates the roots of poverty, the criminalization of poor families, and their struggle for survival.

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Yes, you can access Criminal of Poverty by Tiny, aka Lisa Gray-Garcia in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Sozialwissenschaften & Sozialwissenschaftliche Biographien. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. 1 The End of Innocence
  9. 2 Origin Stories: Grandmother
  10. 3 Origin Stories: Mother
  11. 4 Origin Stories: Mom & Dad
  12. 5 Origin Stories: A Very Young Tiny
  13. 6 On Our Own
  14. 7 The Valley
  15. 8 Mexico
  16. 9 Adios
  17. 10 Estados Unidos
  18. 11 Venice Beach
  19. 12 The Art of Survival
  20. 13 1984
  21. 14 Seven Days and Seven Nights
  22. 15 Berkeley
  23. 16 The Hustle
  24. 17 The “Apartment”
  25. 18 Pacific Gas & Electric
  26. 19 Three-Day Notice
  27. 20 One Court Date Away from Homelessness
  28. 21 Incarceration — Poverty Criminal
  29. 22 The Storefront
  30. 23 Art as Life as Art
  31. 24 Bleak
  32. 25 Go Directly to Jail
  33. 26 The First Intervention
  34. 27 The Second Intervention
  35. 28 A Healthy Mouth is a Wealthy Mouth
  36. 29 The Third Intervention
  37. 30 My Sister
  38. 31 POOR is Born
  39. 32 One Year Later
  40. 33 Hard Realities
  41. 34 POOR Practices
  42. 35 Hellthcare
  43. 36 Youth at POOR
  44. 37 Work
  45. 38 Welfare Deform
  46. 39 POOR Takes off
  47. 40 Media Resistance
  48. 41 Life in the Face of Death
  49. 42 Mommahouse
  50. 43 Dee’s Last Campaign
  51. 44 Mama Dee’s Road Trip
  52. 45 A Message from my Mama
  53. 46 Family