Download or read book Coaching Standardized Patients written by Peggy Wallace and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2007 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Print+CourseSmart

Download or read book Narratives of Greater Mexico written by Héctor Calderón and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once relegated to the borders of literature—neither Mexican nor truly American—Chicana/o writers have always been in the vanguard of change, articulating the multicultural ethnicities, shifting identities, border realities, and even postmodern anxieties and hostilities that already characterize the twenty-first century. Indeed, it is Chicana/o writers' very in-between-ness that makes them authentic spokespersons for an America that is becoming increasingly Mexican/Latin American and for a Mexico that is ever more Americanized. In this pioneering study, Héctor Calderón looks at seven Chicana and Chicano writers whose narratives constitute what he terms an American Mexican literature. Drawing on the concept of "Greater Mexican" culture first articulated by Américo Paredes, Calderón explores how the works of Paredes, Rudolfo Anaya, Tomás Rivera, Oscar Zeta Acosta, Cherríe Moraga, Rolando Hinojosa, and Sandra Cisneros derive from Mexican literary traditions and genres that reach all the way back to the colonial era. His readings cover a wide span of time (1892-2001), from the invention of the Spanish Southwest in the nineteenth century to the América Mexicana that is currently emerging on both sides of the border. In addition to his own readings of the works, Calderón also includes the writers' perspectives on their place in American/Mexican literature through excerpts from their personal papers and interviews, correspondence, and e-mail exchanges he conducted with most of them.

Download or read book Crystal Clear written by David Romo and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2018-09-14 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pedro is just a normal average boy growing up in a big city. To his surprise, his life is about to change into something that is anything but normal. Pedro believes his parents are hiding a family secret from him and attempts to discover what it is. As far back as he can remember, the only kind of luck he ever had, was bad luck. All Pedro truly wants is to be normal, and to see things crystal clear. However, as he quickly learns, things arent always the way they appear to be. Strange occurrences keep happening to and around him which he cant seem to comprehend. Fearing somebody, or something is watching him, he confides in his best friend Eric, who doesnt understand what Pedro is going through. He warns him never to tell anybody whats been happening to him, for fear somebody might think hes crazy and have him locked up. Pedro had just turned twenty-one years old, and on his birthday, something happens that will change his life forever. Like it or not, things quickly begin to unravel for Pedro, who unexpectedly finds himself in the middle of a war between two separate worlds. Pedro is suddenly forced to make drastic changes in his life and learn to do new things he had never imagined he would be able accomplish.

Download or read book Cuentos from the House on West Connecticut Avenue written by Marta A. Lomeli and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2004-05-03 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cuentos from the House on West Connecticut Avenue began as a writing exercise in a teachers seminar. The assignment was to write about your first house with as much detail as possible. As I wrote, I remembered and began to lose track of time. That is how the first story, The Bottom Drawer, came into existence. Were there more stories in me? Ones that others could relate to? Oh, yes! In And Then Came Eloisa you will remember the houseguest that overstayed her welcome. The Green American blends comedy and sadness in dealing with the subject of racism. The two Christmas stories that are included are examples of how some families deal with the challenges of maintaining important values and allowing for change. Hysterically funny and always thought provoking, Cuentos lets you experience what it was like growing up eating rice and beans and believing that you could teach others to fly. Filled with rich, evocative language, each story lets you see how the future is shaped by how we see our past.

Download or read book Strange Tales written by David Romo and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2022-07-07 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pedro Reeves is an ordinary young boy growing up in the City of Los Angeles. As far as he can remember, strange things always seem to happen around him and the only luck he ever has is bad luck. His parents seem to be hiding something but he cannot figure out what it might be. When he tells his best friend about it, he is advised to never repeat it to anybody else. Pedro’s Father was in the military and disappeared many years ago without explanation. No one can explain to his family what actually happened or where he is. When Pedro discovers that his family’s home has been monitored ever since his father went missing, it is clear there is more to his father’s disappearance than he could have ever guessed. Years later, Pedro is approached by an old woman who tells him a strange tale about two warring alien worlds battling for possession of Earth. She says she knows the truth about his father but will only tell him if he agrees to join her in the alien’s war. In hopes of finding his father, Pedro agrees and soon finds himself in situations he never thought were even possible.

Download or read book Lupe Velez written by Michelle Vogel and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2012-08-03 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is the first extensive, full-length biography and career record on the life and work of Mexican whirlwind Lupe Velez (1908-1944). Over the years many crude myths have surfaced about Velez, the most notorious that she "died with her head in the toilet." This biography not only studies Lupe's personal life and career--including her tempestuous marriage to Johnny Weissmuller--but also examines her death in detail. It has been almost seven decades since her untimely end; at long last, the ugly rumors and myths are debunked--for good. Included are never-before-told family stories and photographs from Lupe's second cousin, and an analysis of the actress's lasting influence on popular culture. The foreword by Oscar-winning film historian Kevin Brownlow focuses on the fact and fancy behind Lupe Velez's colorful public image.

Download or read book Dancing Home written by Alma Flor Ada and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-07-12 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this timely tale of immigration, two cousins learn the importance of family and friendship. A year of discoveries culminates in a performance full of surprises, as two girls find their own way to belong. Mexico may be her parents’ home, but it’s certainly not Margie’s. She has finally convinced the other kids at school she is one-hundred percent American—just like them. But when her Mexican cousin Lupe visits, the image she’s created for herself crumbles. Things aren’t easy for Lupe, either. Mexico hadn’t felt like home since her father went North to find work. Lupe’s hope of seeing him in the United States comforts her some, but learning a new language in a new school is tough. Lupe, as much as Margie, is in need of a friend. Little by little, the girls’ individual steps find the rhythm of one shared dance, and they learn what “home” really means. In the tradition of My Name is Maria Isabel—and simultaneously published in English and in Spanish—Alma Flor Ada and her son Gabriel M. Zubizarreta offer an honest story of family, friendship, and the classic immigrant experience: becoming part of something new, while straying true to who you are.

Download or read book Lola and Lupe s House written by Megan Borgert-Spaniol and published by Lerner Publications (Tm). This book was released on 2021 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Should Lola and Lupe's House be yellow or green? At first they can't agree, so they have to work together to find a compromise. Pairs with the nonfiction title Working with Others.

Download or read book The Return of the Horseman written by Fred Valdez and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2019-07-11 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Return of the Horseman continues the saga of Francisco Cordova, known to his friends as Cisco. Army buddies gave him this nickname because his prowess with firearms was reminiscent of the legendary Mexican cowboy of the old west—the Cisco Kid, made famous in the writings of O’Henry. It is not my intention to bore the reader with a lengthy introduction as found in some books. I do feel it necessary for the reader to know about this extraordinary young man. He is not arrogant, proud, or egotistical. He has characteristics that set him apart from most men. He inherited the abilities of a horse whisperer from both sides of his family. His mother was Esperansa Garcia Cordova. His uncle was Felix Garcia. Felix is the head horse trainer on the large Judge John Trully horse ranch, just as his father and grandfather were before him. Francisco’s father died when he was five years old from the effects of mustard gas in the Great War of 1918. The Garcia and Cordova families have worked on the Trully family ranch and large farm for three generations. In nineteenth and twentieth century Texas, Mexican Americans were considered second-class citizens. They were referred to as Tejanos (Texas-born Mexicans). However, this was not true with Judge John Trully. He was a devout Christian who accepted the two families as beloved employees. He considered them members of his household. Esperansa was known as Mamacita by her son, Francisco, and by Rose, who was Judge Trully’s daughter. She raised Rose from infancy. Rose’s mother had died in childbirth with her stillborn second child. Because he was two years older than Rose, it was Francisco’s job to look after and be responsible for her.

Download or read book Within Our Gates written by Alan Gevinson and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 1588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[These volumes] are endlessly absorbing as an excursion into cultural history and national memory."--Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.

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Download or read book I Live Here written by Gladys Rosa-Mendoza and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2010-07-01 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mark introduces the reader to the areas in which we live. He does this by introducing the reader to the concepts of cities, states, countries, and continents.

Download or read book Woman Hollering Creek written by Sandra Cisneros and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2013-04-30 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of stories by Sandra Cisneros, the celebrated bestselling author of The House on Mango Street and the winner of the 2019 PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature. The lovingly drawn characters of these stories give voice to the vibrant and varied life on both sides of the Mexican border with tales of pure discovery, filled with moments of infinite and intimate wisdom.

Download or read book The Movie Guide written by James Monaco and published by Perigee Trade. This book was released on 1992 with total page 1200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From The Big Sleep to Babette's Feast, from Lawrence of Arabia to Drugstore Cowboy, The Movie Guide offers the inside word on 3,500 of the best motion pictures ever made. James Monaco is the president and founder of BASELINE, the world's leading supplier of information to the film and television industries. Among his previous books are The Encyclopedia of Film, American Film Now, and How to Read a Film.