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Yes! We are Latinos / Alma Flor Ada and F. Isabel Campoy ; pictures by David Diaz.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English, Spanish Publication details: Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, c2013.Description: 96 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 158089383X (reinforced for library use)
  • 9781580893831 (reinforced for library use)
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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 Jo, Not Mike -- Cuba and the United States -- My name is Gladys -- The pride of being Boricua -- My name is Santiago -- From and island to a continent -- My name is Sultana, O Susana -- Latino 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 -- Contribution of the evolving Latino culture.
Summary: A collection of stories about young Latino's immigrant experiences in the United States.
List(s) this item appears in: Short Stories
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Fiction Ada Alma Flo Available 33111007452317
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

"Juanita lives in New York and is Mexican. Felipe lives in Chicago and is Panamanian, Venezuelan, and black. Michiko lives in Los Angeles and is Peruvian and Japanese. Each of them is also Latino. Thirteen young Latinos and Latinas living in America are introduced in this book celebrating the rich diversity of the Latino and Latina experience in the United States. Free-verse fictional narratives from the perspective of each youth provide specific stories and circumstances for the reader to better understand the Latino people's quest for identity. Each profile is followed by nonfiction prose that further clarifies the character's background and history, touching upon important events in the history of the Latino American people, such as the Spanish Civil War, immigration to the US, and the internment of Latinos with Japanese ancestry during World War II. Alma Flor Ada and F. Isabel Campoy's informational yet heartwarming text provides a resource for young Latino readers to see themselves, while also encouraging non-Latino children to understand the breadth and depth of the contributions made by Latinos in the US. Caldecott Medalist David Diaz's hand-cut illustrations are bold and

Includes bibliographical references (p. 93-95) and index.

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 Jo, Not Mike -- Cuba and the United States -- My name is Gladys -- The pride of being Boricua -- My name is Santiago -- From and island to a continent -- My name is Sultana, O Susana -- Latino 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 -- Contribution of the evolving Latino culture.

A collection of stories about young Latino's immigrant experiences in the United States.

Text primarily in English; some words in Spanish.

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