Download or read book The Cuban Condition written by Gustavo Pérez Firmat and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-11-02 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Firmat explores the process of assimilation or transculturation in the case of Cuba, and proposes a new understanding of the issue of Cuban national identity through revisionary readings dating from the early decades of the twentieth century, a time of intense self-reflection in the nation's history. He argues that Cuban identity is translational rather than foundational and that cubanía emerges from a nuanced, self-conscious recasting of foreign models.

Download or read book Alpha written by and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Day Abuelo Got Lost written by Diane de Anda and published by Albert Whitman & Company. This book was released on 2019-09-01 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2020 Most Inspirational Children's Picture Book, Honorable Mention, International Latino Book Award While grandfather's loss of memory is very upsetting, it makes Luis find new things for them to do, and helps him realize that they still love each other. A touching story about a boy and his grandfather who enjoy a special relationship—until Abuelo starts to lose his memory. Instead of building model planes and cooking together, Luis and his father have to search the neighborhood for Abuelo, and Luis and Abuelo have to find new activities to enjoy together.

Download or read book Chicano Folklore written by Rafaela Castro and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2001-11-15 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published under title: Dictionary of Chicano folklore. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, c2000.

Download or read book El Narcotraficante written by Mark Cameron Edberg and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2009-07-21 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the late 1970s, a new folk hero has risen to prominence in the U.S.-Mexico border region and beyond—the narcotrafficker. Celebrated in the narcocorrido, a current form of the traditional border song known as the corrido, narcotraffickers are often portrayed as larger-than-life "social bandits" who rise from poor or marginalized backgrounds to positions of power and wealth by operating outside the law and by living a life of excess, challenging authority (whether U.S. or Mexican), and flouting all risks, including death. This image, rooted in Mexican history, has been transformed and commodified by the music industry and by the drug trafficking industry itself into a potent and highly marketable product that has a broad appeal, particularly among those experiencing poverty and power disparities. At the same time, the transformation from folk hero to marketable product raises serious questions about characterizations of narcocorridos as "narratives of resistance." This multilayered ethnography takes a wide-ranging look at the persona of the narcotrafficker and how it has been shaped by Mexican border culture, socioeconomic and power disparities, and the transnational music industry. Mark Edberg begins by analyzing how the narcocorrido emerged from and relates to the traditional corrido and its folk hero. Then, drawing upon interviews and participant-observation with corrido listening audiences in the border zone, as well as musicians and industry producers of narcocorridos, he elucidates how the persona of the narcotrafficker has been created, commodified, and enacted, and why this character resonates so strongly with people who are excluded from traditional power structures. Finally, he takes a look at the concept of the cultural persona itself and its role as both cultural representation and model for practice.

Download or read book An Island Like You written by Judith Ortiz Cofer and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2015-07-28 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Judith Ortiz Cofer's Pura Belpre award-winning collection of short stories about life in the barrio! Rita is exiled to Puerto Rico for a summer with her grandparents after her parents catch her with a boy. Luis sits atop a six-foot mountain of hubcaps in his father's junkyard, working off a sentence for breaking and entering. Sandra tries to reconcile her looks to the conventional Latino notion of beauty. And Arturo, different from his macho classmates, fantasizes about escaping his community. They are the teenagers of the barrio -- and this is their world.

Download or read book The Guardians written by Ana Castillo and published by Random House. This book was released on 2008-12-10 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From American Book Award-winning author Ana Castillo comes a suspenseful, moving novel about a sensuous, smart, and fiercely independent woman. Eking out a living as a teacher’s aide in a small New Mexican border town, Tía Regina is also raising her teenage nephew, Gabo, a hardworking boy who has entered the country illegally and aspires to the priesthood. When Gabo’s father, Rafa, disappears while crossing over from Mexico, Regina fears the worst. After several days of waiting and with an ominous phone call from a woman who may be connected to a smuggling ring, Regina and Gabo resolve to find Rafa. Help arrives in the form of Miguel, an amorous, recently divorced history teacher; Miguel’s gregarious abuelo Milton; a couple of Gabo’s gangbanger classmates; and a priest of wayward faith. Though their journey is rife with challenges and danger, it will serve as a remarkable testament to family bonds, cultural pride, and the human experience Praise for The Guardians NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE “An always skilled storyteller, [Castillo] grounds her writing in . . . humor, love, suspense and heartache–that draw the reader in.” –Chicago Sunday Sun-Times “A rollicking read, with jokes and suspense and joy rides and hearts breaking . . . This smart, passionate novel deserves a wide audience.” –Los Angeles Times “What drives the novel is its chorus of characters, all, in their own way, witnesses and guardian angels. In the end, Castillo’s unmistakable voice–earthy, impassioned, weaving a ‘hybrid vocabulary for a hybrid people’–is the book’s greatest revelation.” –Time Out New York “A wonderful novel . . . Castillo’s most important accomplishment in The Guardians is to give a unique literary voice to questions about what makes up a ‘family.’ ” –El Paso Times “A moving book that is both intimate and epic in its narrative.” –Oscar Hijuelos, author of The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love

Download or read book No Wonder written by Hector G. Balcazar and published by Gatekeeper Press. This book was released on 2024-04-20 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a memoir. Throughout this storytelling narrative, the reader will be taken on a journey that is full of adventures and rich in serendipity. The author takes the reader on a journey through his academic experience in five US states and six universities. The book has three sections. Part 1 begins with the immigrant experience of the author's family. Part 1 covers the author's early years, growing-up in Mexico City, including his college experience, and later his International Nutrition studies at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. In Part 1, the author shares his entry into his academic career where he discovers his passion for public health. He writes about his road to public health to seek a philosophy of scholarship bridging science with human justice. Part 2 focuses on the author's work with community health workers. In Part 2, the author sets the stage and explains ways to transform communities and to bring health justice. Finally, in Part 3, the author presents a new vision with a new actor: the community spiritual worker. The book is a vibrant and colorful tapestry, full of inspirational real-life stories, cultural foods, poems, songs, and many accounts of the author's rich life experience, living in two cultures, Mexico and the US, and working in various universities. The author sheds light on the people who have been in the shadows and who have been invisible within communities. The book emphasizes that working with communities is an art.

Download or read book El Fantasma del Guerrero written by H. Richard Slichter and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2004-12-08 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Este libro de cuentos nos lleva desde las aldeas más primitivas en las partes más profundas de las selvas de Colombia hasta Miami, donde se combaten las batallas entre el bién y el mál. El Fantasma Guerrero transporta al leyente por dentro de la mente de un asesinato de la CIA, cuya mission es matar a los villanos más malos del mundo. ¿Cómo puede éste asesinato vivir en un mundo de muerte y destrucción, y todavia entrar en un mundo de emoción y ternura, con comodidad, sin renunciar su profesion eligida? Quizás se encuentran algunas de las respuestas en su relación con su querida Angelita. ¿Cuando uno te rescata de la muerte, se transforma en tu angel guardian? Esta es una novella de la eternal lucha del bién en contra del mál, y como un hombre, quién nunca creyó que se permitiriá a querer a una mujer, descubrió que sí, fue possible.

Download or read book Mi Patria Desconocida written by Javier Rodriguez and published by Fulton Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-01-14 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mi patria desconocida: es mensaje de amor, amistad, una aventura que tiene mucho humor y diversion, con un lenguaje simple. Disfrutalo. De repente se transportaron a un mundo de placer y ya no lo pudieron evitar, ya que los dos lo deseaban, consumar su amor en una entrega total de dos almas y dos cuerpos que se aman. El exquisito embeleso los llevo a un extasis de amor, desconocido, pero placentero para los dos. En el rostro de Mary se veia un color hermoso y resplandeciente. Pedro la acariciaba como queriendo detener el tiempo, que ese momento sublime se quedara ahi entre ellos, para siempre y por toda una eternidad. --No Javi, yo tengo mas de lo que necesito, el dinero no es las vida. Con el abrazo que me dieron ayer, me basto para sentirme bien pagado, les aseguro que yo los quiero igual. --Asi se habla Pachito --dijo David emocionado--, la amistad entre los hombres es lo que mas cuenta en las vida. La amistad no tiene credos, limites, ni nacionalidades, cuando nace una amistad no importa de donde seas, que creas, o que posicion tienes, a una amistad sincera no le importa si eres rico o pobre, siempre perdura toda una vida.

Download or read book La Fe de Dios es Real written by Connaelia Marie Moyston and published by Author House. This book was released on 2014-03 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "La Fe de Dios Es Real," es una historia acerca de un joven llamado James quiere ver si Dios le dirá cuál es su propósito en la vida. Él sólo tiene cuatro horas para completar esta tarea. ¿Está Dios realmente probando a James? ¿Por qué Dios envió a un ángel a salvar la vida de James? James llega a su casa después de sólo cuatro horas y se da cuenta de cuál es su propósito en esta vida. Él escribe una carta a sus padres que están en la cárcel. ¿Qué dice la carta? ¿Aprendió a perdonar a sus padres? "Aplausos de sueños", es una historia inspiradora acerca de por qué una persona siempre debe tener sueños y por qué no debe renunciar a sus metas sin importar la edad que tenga.

Download or read book C Mo Hablar con Dios Y C Mo Hacer para Que L Te Escuche written by Laura Vanegas Gopar and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-01-10 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Donde esté tu tesoro estará ahí tu corazón. ¿Qué tesoros has puesto en tu corazón? ¿Esos tesoros te llenan ó han creado un gran vacío en ti?...

Download or read book Spanish Grade 3 written by and published by Carson-Dellosa Publishing. This book was released on 2015-03-02 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brighter Child(R) Spanish for Grade 3 helps students master beginning foreign language skills. Practice is included for learning action words, greetings, food words, and more. School success starts here! Workbooks in the popular Brighter Child(R) series are packed with plenty of fun activities that teach a variety of essential school skills. Students will find help for math, English and grammar, handwriting, and other important subject areas. Each book contains full-color practice pages, easy-to-follow instructions, and an answer key.

Download or read book Al Final Del Infinito written by Eduardo Garc A-Teruel Okie and published by Palibrio. This book was released on 2012-10 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Como en un principio, los fantasmas interiores volvieron y lo hicieron con más fuerza que antes, provocando en mí el odio y el rencor más grande que haya sentido nunca hacia una persona; estoy seguro también que este asunto terminará con la muerte. Resulta curioso, porque aunque en algunos momentos siento que a ese hombre que me ordenan asesinar lo conozco profundamente y me he enfrentado a él, hay otros en que mi mente es bloqueada e ignoro cómo es él en realidad. Aunque ahora sepa de quién se trata, también sé, sin la menor duda, que al encontrarle en mi camino voy a hacerle mucho daño. Así lo mandan las fuerzas internas que habitan en mí y así se hará, repito, no me cabe la menor duda.

Download or read book La Historia de Nila written by Norma Nelly Aguirre and published by Palibrio. This book was released on 2012-02 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Este libro, está dirigido a todas las personas interesadas en observar ciertos patrones o esquemas mentales de sus familias, para identificar algunos incidentes o, eventos que se repiten de generación en generación que bloquean el gozo de la vida. Cuando nos damos el permiso de observar estos esquemas mentales, podemos seguir el hilo de los acontecimientos hasta encontrar de dónde provienen. De esta manera, tenemos la opción de notar lo obvio y algunas veces lo sutil para lograr entender la forma en que nuestra vida ha sido alterada. La historia de Nila, es el viaje de un alma que pasa por las cadenas intergeneracionales de su grupo familiar desde sus ancestros, colaterales, hasta sus descendientes, para vivir toda clase de experiencias buenas, regulares, y malas, con el fin de trascenderlas para evolucionar a estados más altos de conciencia. El enfoque de la historia, apunta especialmente, a la parte emocional del ser humano que es la más ignorada y a la que menos prestamos atención, la cual, obviamente nos afecta. Algunas emociones como la tristeza, la rabia, la ansiedad, la depresión, por hechos ocurridos en el pasado, no nos permiten fluir con la vida. La invitación es leer esta narración con mente abierta y tomar aquella parte con la cual se identifique cada uno. Todas las familias tienen sus historias que de una u otra manera han modificado el presente de sus integrantes. Muchos eventos de las mismas podrían observarse para tomar conciencia, no repetir y facilitar así, nuestro proceso evolutivo.

Download or read book Conversaciones literarias con novelistas contempor neos written by Katarzyna Olga Beilin and published by Tamesis Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Entrevistas con Ricardo Piglia y ocho eminentes escritores españoles: Antonio Muñoz Molina, Juan José Millás, José María Merino, Enrique Vila-Matas, Quim Monzó, Cristina Fernández Cubas, Pedro Zarraluki y Ray Loriga. Van precedidas de ensayos que se centran en la obra de cada autor, de una introducción general, donde se presentan los temas tratados, y las acompaña una bibliografía detallada.

Download or read book Cuando Las Segovias Lloraron Sangre written by Juan Moncada and published by Palibrio. This book was released on 2012-11 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Entre las décadas de los 30 y los 80 sucedieron hechos sociales y políticos en Nicaragua que para muchos son desconocidos y para otros inolvidables. Conexiones oscuras entre nacionales y extranjeros se dieron cita. Familias completas eran torturadas salvajemente hasta la muerte, sin juicio alguno, solo por el hecho de ser "sospechosos" o ser colaboradores de los Revolucionarios de Sandino. Los llantos eran escuchados más allá de las fronteras, tardías acciones quizás. Esta es la historia de una de ellas, de sus sobrevivientes... Aquí nuestra historia.