02582nam a2200493Ii 4500 DIGARTEP0262 NyNyDIG m o d 170307t20051997txu o 000 0aeng d cr ||||||||||| (OCoLC)974771797 DGITA eng rda pn DGITA 9781611924961 (eBook) 1611924960 (eBook) 9781558854550 (paper) 155885455X (paper) n-us-ca HV8023.R85 ebook 363.2092 B Ruiz, Mona, author. 119148 Two badges : the lives of Mona Ruiz / by Mona Ruiz with Geoff Boucher. Houston, Texas : Arte Público Press, [2005] ©1997 1 online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier With this autobiography, Mona Ruiz and co-author Geoff Boucher spin a tale of one woman's private war to escape the tentacles of the street gangs that have carved her barrio into turfs where one misstep leads to violence. This page-turner charts the map of Ruiz's journey toward self-identity, tracing the tortuous path of her life - a life in which Ruiz assumed contradicting roles: gang chola, high school drop-out, disowned daughter, battered wife, welfare mother, student, policewoman and finally success story. At each step in the journey, Ruiz faced violence, ridicule and skepticism. She nevertheless prevailed in exchanging her badge of social defiance for one of protection of her community. Online resource; title from PDF title page (Digitalia, viewed March 8, 2017) Ruiz, Mona. 119148 Policewomen California Santa Ana Biography. 119149 Gangs California Santa Ana Biography. 119150 Hispanic American women California Santa Ana Biography. 119151 Law enforcement California Santa Ana. 119152 Electronic books. Boucher, Geoff, author. 119153 Digitalia (Firm), distributor. Digitalia eBook Collection: Arte Público Press. Print version: Ruiz, Mona. Two badges. Houston, Tex : Arte Público Press, 1997 155885455X (DLC) 97022173 (OCoLC)37037363 Digitalia Hispánica https://login.zproxy.cun.edu.co/login?url=https://www.digitaliapublishing.com/a/40235/ Premium collection: 2017 E-BOOK ddc 41679 41679