Edition |
First paperback edition. |
Description |
96 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
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age Children |
Note |
"A Junior Library Guild selection"--Back cover. |
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Poems and prose. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 93) and index. |
Summary |
A collection of stories about young Latino immigrant experiences in the United States. |
Contents |
What makes someone Latino? -- My name is Juanita -- Our Indigenous roots -- My name is Mónica -- Latino Immigration to the United States -- My Name is José Miguel--not Joe, not Mike -- Cuba and the United States -- My name is Gladys -- The pride of being Boricua -- My name is Santiago -- From an island to a continent -- My name is Sultana, o Susana -- Ladino language and the cultural identity of Sephardic Jews -- My name Is Julio -- Migrant farmworkers -- My name is Felipe -- Deep African roots -- My name is Rocío -- The Spanish Civil War: a struggle for justice -- My name is Lili -- My name is Michiko -- Chinese presence in Latin America -- Japanese presence in Latin America -- My name is Andrés -- Latin America: source of biodiversity -- My name is Román -- Contributions of the evolving Latino culture. |
Language |
Text primarily in English; some words in Spanish. |
Provenance |
Gift of Susan Mandel Glazer |
Subject |
Latin Americans -- United States -- Juvenile fiction.
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Latin Americans. |
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United States. |
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Latin Americans -- Cultural assimilation -- Juvenile fiction.
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Latin Americans -- Cultural assimilation. |
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Immigrants -- United States -- Juvenile fiction.
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Immigrants. |
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Emigration and immigration -- Fiction.
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Emigration and immigration. |
Genre/Form |
Fiction.
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Short stories.
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Juvenile works.
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Fiction.
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Added Author |
Campoy, F. Isabel, author.
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Diaz, David, illustrator.
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ISBN |
1580895492 paperback |
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9781580895491 paperback |
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9781580893831 reinforced for library use |
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158089383X reinforced for library use |
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9781607346180 ebook pdf |
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