← Richard RodriguezDays of Obligationby Richard RodriguezEssays on Catholicism, sexuality, and American Latino identityFind on Amazon↗About the authorRichard RodriguezRichard Rodriguez is a Mexican American essayist and memoirist whose Hunger of Memory and Days of Obligation blend autobiography, social commentary, and cultural criticism into a unique form that has influenced both Chicano and American letters.More by Richard RodriguezHunger of MemoryMemoir of bilingual education, family, and Mexican-American identity→Brown: The Last Discovery of AmericaEssays exploring America's mestizo identity and cultural hybridity→