Yes! we are Latinos : poems and prose about the Latino experience
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- ISBN: 9781580895491
- ISBN: 1580895492
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Physical Description:
96 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
print - Edition: First paperback edition.
- Publisher: Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, 2016.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 93-95) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 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. |
Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR MG 7 2 159210. |
Language Note: | Text primarily in English; some words in Spanish. |
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Genre: | Short stories. |
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Yes! We Are Latinos : Poems and Prose about the Latino Experience
There are more than fifty million people in the United States who call themselves Latinos or Latinas--a population larger than that of many countries. Have you ever asked yourself what makes someone a Latino? Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Latinos and Latinas come from diverse backgrounds. Some are descendants of the first Europeans who settled in what is today the United States: Spaniards who created cities like Saint Augustine, Florida; Santa Fe, New Mexico; El Paso, Texas; and Los Angeles, California. Many descend from families that lived in Texas, Arizona, and Colorado when the United States took those territories from Mexico as a war prize. Others immigrated to the United States at different times from Spanish-speaking countries. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Did you know that Latinos and Latinas live in every state? They do, in both urban and rural areas. Some Latinos are highly educated professionals, doctors, scientists, and artists. Some are entrepreneurs, starting and running their own businesses. Others work in farms or factories, doing hard manual labor. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Most Latinos and Latinas have mixed origins: they are mestizos, whether by blood or by culture. Their heritage includes roots from indigenous, African, and Spanish people, as well as the many others who have settled in Latin America over centuries. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â This book offers only a sample of what Latinos and Latinas may look like. If you have Latino ancestry, it may raise questions about your own rich heritage. If you do not have Latino ancestry, we hope it will interest you to learn more about Latinas and Latinos. May you find wonderful friends among them! Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Whatever your background, this book is an invitation to look inside yourself. What would your story tell us about you? Excerpted from Yes! We Are Latinos by Alma Flor Ada, F. Isabel Campoy All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.