Translation Nation: Defining a New American Identity in the Spanish-Speaking United States
by Hector Tobar


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This is the definitive tour of the Spanish-speaking United States-a parallel USA, 40 million strong, the largest minority group in the country-transforming the American Dream, reinventing the American community, and redefining the experience of the... (read more)

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A Thousand Pieces of Gold: Growing Up Through China's Proverbs
by Adeline Yen Mah


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“ The journey she takes us on… is fascinating, proving that stories are everywhere, even in the humble proverb.’... (read more)

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In the Eye of the Sun: Mexican Fiestas
by Geoff Winningham


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In The Eye Of The Sun Mexican Fiestas is an illustrated book on the preparations and rituals of Mexican fiestas. From costume preparation to wood carving and flower weaving, to animal selection and its sacrifice.... (read more)

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Places Left Unfinished at the Time of Creation
by John Phillip Santos


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In this beautifully wrought memoir, an award-winning writer weaves together dream fragments, family remembrances, and Chicano mythology, reaching back into time and place to blend the soul of one Mexican family with the soul of an entire people.... (read more)

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Talking to High Monks in the Snow: Asian-American Odyssey, an
by Lydia Yuri Minatoya


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Chapter 1 Albany, New York My Mother's Music "I believe that the Japanese word for wife" "literally means honorable person remaining within," says my mother. "During the nineteen twenties, when I was a child in Japan, my seventeen-year-old cousin... (read more)

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Border Film Project: Migrant and Minutemen Photos from U.S. - Mexico Border
by Rudy Adler


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Every year, thousands of undocumented migrants attempt to cross the U.S.-Mexico border, and every year, the Minutemen, a volunteer group of citizens who patrol the border, try to stop them. As the debate over immigration became increasingly fierce and... (read more)

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Growing Up Brown: Memoirs of a Filipino American (Scott and Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies)
by Peter Jamero


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Jamero is as a member of the "Bridge Generation"--the sons and daughters born in America before the end of WWII to the first generation of Filipinos to reside in the U.S. His memoir--the first from a bridge-generation Filipino American--describes his... (read more)

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The Chalupa Rules
by Mario Bosquez


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New York Citys first Chicano news anchorman teaches you the tools to succeed using a game of Mexican bingo. Mario BsquezNew York City's first full-time Chicano television anchorgrew up in a cramped, three-room apartment where he and his family often... (read more)

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Finding Manana: A Memoir of a Cuban Exodus
by Mirta Ojito


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Finding Maana is a vibrant, moving memoir of one family's life in Cuba and their wrenching departure. Mirta Ojito was born in Havana and raised there until the unprecedented events of the Mariel boatlift brought her to Miami, one teenager among more than... (read more)

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Sweet Cakes, Long Journey: The Chinatowns of Portland, Oregon
by Marie Rose Wong


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Around the turn of the 20th century and for decades thereafter, Oregon had the second-largest Chinese population in the US. In terms of geographical coverage, Portland's two Chinatownsone an urban area of brick commercial structures, the other a... (read more)

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Yellow: Race in America Beyond Black and White
by Frank Wu


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Writing in the tradition of W. E. B. Du Bois, Cornel West, and others who confronted the "color line" of the twentieth century, journalist, scholar, and activist Frank H. Wu offers a unique perspective on how changing ideas of racial identity will affect... (read more)

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Destination America
by Chuck Wills


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Whether they were escaping religious persecution, political oppression, or the violence of war, or looking to further their careers or their economic standings, immigrants have come to America. Take a detailed look at why immigrants left their homelands,... (read more)

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The Latino Wave: How Hispanics Are Transforming Politics in America
by Jorge Ramos


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With a population of 40 million and growing, the United States witnessed Latinos becoming the largest minority in America in 2003 -- creating a voting bloc with the potential to determine the outcome of elections throughout the nation. In The Latino Wave,... (read more)

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Days of Obligation: An Argument with My Mexican Father
by Richard Rodriguez


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Rodriguez's acclaimed first book, Hunger of Memory raised a fierce controversy with its views on bilingualism and alternative action. Now, in a series of intelligent and candid essays, Rodriguez ranges over five centuries to consider the moral and... (read more)

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Good Luck Life
by Rosemary Gong


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Good Luck Life is the first book to explain the meanings of Chinese rituals and to offer advice on when and how to plan for Chinese holidays and special occasions such as Chinese weddings, the Red Egg and Ginger party to welcome a new baby, significant... (read more)

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The Turkish Lover
by Esmeralda Santiago




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The long-awaited new memoir by the author of When I Was Puerto Rican and Almost a Woman. A Merloyd Lawrence Book.... (read more)

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Latino Wave How Hispanics Will Elect T
by Jorge Ramos


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From bestselling author and Emmy Award–winning journalist Jorge Ramos comes a pivotal new book that explores the current and future power of the Latino vote in American politics. The face of the American voter has changed dramatically. With the... (read more)

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Working Toward Whiteness: How America's Immigrants Became White
by David R Roediger


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At the vanguard of the study of race and labor in American history, David Roediger is one of the most highly respected scholars in his field. He is also the author of the now-classic The Wages of Whiteness, a study of racism in the development of a white... (read more)

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