When Alfredo Corchado moved to Philadelphia in 1987, he felt as if he was the only Mexican in the city. But in a restaurant called Tequilas, he connected with two other Mexican men and one Mexican American, all feeling similarly isolated. Over the next three decades, the four friends continued to meet, coming together over their shared Mexican roots and their love of tequila. One was a radical activist, another a restaurant/tequila entrepreneur, the third a lawyer/politician. Alfredo himself was a young reporter for the Wall Street Journal. HOMELANDS merges the political and the personal, telling the story of the last great Mexican migration through the eyes of four friends at a time when the Mexican population in the United States swelled from 700,000 people during the 1970s to more than 35 million people today. It is the narrative of the United States in a painful economic and political transition.

When Alfredo Corchado moved to Philadelphia in 1987, he felt as if he was the only Mexican in the city. But in a restaurant called Tequilas, he connected with two other Mexican men and one Mexican American, all feeling similarly isolated. Over the next three decades, the four friends continued to meet, coming together over their shared Mexican roots and their love of tequila. One was a radical activist, another a restaurant/tequila entrepreneur, the third a lawyer/politician. Alfredo himself was a young reporter for the Wall Street Journal. HOMELANDS merges the political and the personal, telling the story of the last great Mexican migration through the eyes of four friends at a time when the Mexican population in the United States swelled from 700,000 people during the 1970s to more than 35 million people today. It is the narrative of the United States in a painful economic and political transition.

The subtitle of this book tells it all:  What We Did For Fun Before the Digital Age!  The book includes historical photos from the Grand Traverse area.

My mind hasn't shut up since the shadows arrived. I try to catch my breath, to think of something else, but often lay awake with my heart pounding. It doesn't help Tri. My mom insists I leave the light on to keep them away. No sun goddess here. When I do manage to sleep, I quickly wake at any sudden noise. My training as a guardian isn't complete, and I'm hopeful my sister Megan will keep her promise to help me. Then there's that chicken bone stuck in my throat concerning grades. If I’m this frustrated, I cannot imagine what Cal is experiencing. We finally get the bandits that held her captive, discover who killed Du-Vance and Bam! Now the shadows are after them and us! Jenson, he's behind me 100% along with his sidekick Owl. The obstacle lies in getting rid of these shadows. It's only then we'll be able to defeat the scientist's, and clan will be free.