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English
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Chicano. Cubano. Pachuco. Nuyorican. Puerto Rican. Boricua. Quisqueya. Tejano.
To be Latino in the United States in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries has meant to fierce identification with roots, with forbears, with the language, art and food your people came here with. America is a patchwork of Hispanic sensibilities-from Puerto Rican nationalists in New York to more newly arrived Mexicans in the Rio Grande valley, that has so far resisted...
Author
Series
Publisher
Cherry Lake Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Get lost in the colors, sounds, and songs of Latinx artists and musicians. The Racial Justice in America: Latinx Excellence and Achievement series illuminates celebrates Latinx achievement and culture, while exploring racism in an honest and age-appropriate way. Written by Brenda Mendoza, an author, advocate, and winner of the 2022 Latinx Educator Impact Award from the Latinx Education Collaborative"--
Author
Series
Mari volume Book 1
Publisher
Me on the Page Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Meet Mari! She’s smart and loves her family. In this bilingual early reader, she learns to read with the help of her family"--
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Chita Rivera blazed a trail where none existed so the rest of us could see a path forward."—Lin-Manuel Miranda
"This deserves a standing ovation."—Publishers Weekly
The wildly entertaining memoir of the legendary Chita Rivera—multi–Tony Award winner, Kennedy Center honoree, and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
She was born Dolores Conchita
...5) Ellen Ochoa
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Series
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
106 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Meet award-winning engineer and veteran astronaut Ellen Ochoa--once just a girl from Los Angeles, California. The granddaughter of Mexican immigrants, Ellen would pursue a career in physics at a young age and go on to earn master's and doctorate degrees in electrical engineering from Stanford University. In 1993, Ellen became the first Latina in space. As a retired astronaut, she became the first Hispanic and second female director of the Johnson...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
Excited for her first overnight trip away from her overprotective parents with her two best friends Zoey and Julian, Maggie finds her plans falling apart when everyone splits in twos, leaving her to wonder where--and with whom--she still fits.
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Language
English
Description
"Inspiring and joyous."—People
"Heartwarming . . . infectious . . . Morillo's The Boy Who Reached for the Stars is every bit the inspiration he means it to be."—Kirkus Reviews
The engineer known as the "space mechanic" speaks to both our future and past in this breathless memoir of his journey from Ecuador to NASA and beyond.
Elio Morillo's life is
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 9
Physical Desc
313 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Going undercover as a white girl to befriend the estranged son of a dangerous white supremacist, Latina teen spy Andréa Hernández-Baldoquín finds her first solo mission to trap a terrorist endangered by her crush on the target's best friend.
Publisher
CBS Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (929 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When Jane was a little girl, she vowed to remain a virgin until her wedding day. A mix-up during a routine medical exam gives birth to a series of miraculous mishaps. Now Jane is pregnant; the baby's father is her former crush and current boss, Rafael; and Jane's own father, whom she's never met, is the leading man in her favorite telenovela. It's as though her life is a soap opera and Jane is the star.
14) Sueño Street
Author
Publisher
[Createspace Independent Publishing Platform]
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unnumbered pages) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"On the walls of Sueño Street, a young Latino artist paints murals that come to life with tales of horror, suspense and nightmare"--
Author
Language
English
Description
The People's Front in Defense of Land of Atenco (the "Frente") is an emblematic force in contemporary Mexican politics and in anti-capitalist, anti-neoliberal activist networks throughout the world. Best known for years of resistance against the encroachment of a government airport project on communal farmland, the Frente also became international news when its members were subject to state violence, rape, and intimidation in a brutal government crackdown...
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Series
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English
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Winner, 2020 Outstanding Scholarly Contribution Award, given by the Children and Youth Section of the American Sociological Association
Winner, 2020 Early-Career Book Award from the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education
How Latinx kids and their undocumented parents struggle in the informal street food economy
Street food markets have become wildly popular in Los Angeles-and behind the scenes, Latinx children have been instrumental...
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Language
English
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"This second edition adds to the first and only book that offers a leadership model firmly based on the Latino experience and culture. More important than ever before, the expanded and updated edition of The Power of Latino Leadership offers a blueprint for Latinos to lead from their cultural core. Currently 64 million Latinos live in the United States, and it's estimated that by 2060 one-third of the US population will be Latino. Despite Latinos'...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Timothy Matovina, Winner of the 2013 Paul J. Foik, C.S.C. Award, Texas Catholic Historical Society" "First Place for the Book Award in History, 2013 Catholic Press Association" "Winner of the 2012 Best Book Award, College Theology Society" "One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2012" Timothy Matovina is professor of theology and executive director of the Institute for Latino Studies at the University of Notre Dame. His books include Guadalupe...
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Language
English
Description
“[A] groundbreaking study combining psychoanalytical and anthropological methods to analyse the impact of industrialization on ‘peasants.’” —Booknews
The renowned psychoanalyst Erich Fromm analyzed more than just general society and societal processes. Together with Michael Maccoby, he completed a study of Mexican villagers to empirically illustrate how historical, economic, and social requirements...
The renowned psychoanalyst Erich Fromm analyzed more than just general society and societal processes. Together with Michael Maccoby, he completed a study of Mexican villagers to empirically illustrate how historical, economic, and social requirements...
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