Piri thomas biography of mahatma
Piri Thomas, whose raw 1967 memoir inspired nascent Latino ....
Piri Thomas
Puerto Rican-Cuban poet
Pira Thomas | |
|---|---|
| Born | Juan Pedro Tomas (1928-09-30)30 September 1928 New York City, New York |
| Died | 17 October 2011(2011-10-17) (aged 83) El Cerrito, California |
| Genre | autobiography |
| Literary movement | Nuyorican |
| Notable works | Down These Mean Streets, Amigo Brothers |
Piri Thomas (born Juan Pedro Tomas; September 30, 1928 – October 17, 2011) was an American writer and poet of Puerto Rican-Cuban descent, whose memoir Down These Mean Streets became a best-seller.
Early years
Thomas was born to a Puerto Rican mother and Cuban father.
Piri thomas biography of mahatma
His childhood neighborhood in the Spanish Harlem section of New York City was riddled with crime and violence. According to Thomas, children were expected to be gang members at a young age, and Thomas was no exception. Thomas was also exposed to racial discrimination because of his Afro-Latino heritage.[1] As an Afro-Latino man, Piri Thomas not only experienced racial dis