They absorb solutes and water from the tubule cells after these substances are reabsorbed from the filtrate. The vasa recta arise from the efferent arterioles draining the juxtamedullary glomeruli. (vas= vessa; recta = straight) The vasa recta are part of the kidney's urine-concentrating mechanism.
Other Mexican-American authors of this era do not really fit under the label of Chicano literature. Rolando Hinojosa Smith (Mercedes, Texas, 1929) is an experimental writer whose work has been compared to William Faulknerâs. In 1976 he won the prestigious Casa de las Americas AmÃ©ricas prize for his Novel Klail. city
Later Life. Dolores Huerta has been honored for her work as a fierce advocate for farm workers, immigration and women. She received the Ellis Island Medal of Freedom Award and was inducted in the National Womenâs Hall of Fame in 1993. That year proved bitter-sweet for her as she also experienced the passing of her beloved friend Cesar Chavez.