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463 pages (large print) ; 22 cm
Language
English
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A bildungsroman about a young Mexican-American boy, Antonio, in a New Mexican village during the 1940s. He faces a choice that will determine the course of his entire life: to follow his father's family's nomadic lifestyle, or to settle down to agriculture as his mother's family has done.
Anaya draws on the Spanish-American folklore with which he grew up in this unique depiction of a Hispanic childhood in the Southwest.
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191 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
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"This beautiful book explores the origins, influences, development and appreciation of flamenco as a highly respected art form on the world stage. This folkloric tradition of music, song, and dance began in the caves of Andalusia and was shaped over centuries by a multitude of cultural and regional influences, including Roman, Jewish, Greek, Indian, and Moorish. Flamenco's introduction to the U.S. in the roaring twenties coincided with a "Spanish...
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x, 232 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Follows Robyn Moreno as she sets out on a journey of personal growth to discover her true self with the help of wisdom from friends and family and traditions passed down by her ancestors.
In the midst of a full-on, midlife meltdown caused by balancing on the working-mom tightrope walk coupled with painful family drama, Moreno set out on a journey of personal growth. Studying the medicine of her Mexican grandmothers, she set out to discover her true...
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1 videodisc (127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Presents the three-generation saga of the Sanchez family as told by the eldest son. From the beginnings of his father's journey from Mexico to California in the 1920s, to his brother Chucho's tragic rebellion of the 1950s, to the stark realities of modern day, the struggle to live the American dream is sometimes darkened but never diminished for Paco Sanchez and his family.
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