"i think in spanish" "i write in english" "i want to go back to puerto rico, " "but i wonder if my kink could live" "in ponce, mayaguez and carolina" "tengo las venas aculturadas" "escribo en spanglish" "abraham in espanol" "--from "My Graduation Speech," by Tato Laviera" A new collection of bilingual poems from the bestselling editor of "Cool ...
Plays by Oscar Hijuelos, Gary Soto, Federico Garcma Lorca, Pura Belpri, ElenaCastedo, Alfonsina Storni, and Denise Ruiz appear in both English and Spanishand can be used by those who are learning either language.
This bilingual showcase of luminous 20th-century and contemporary Cuban poetry is edited by bestselling translator Lori Marie Carlson and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Oscar Hijuelos. Rather than an exhaustive survey, "Burnt Sugar" is filled with the editors' favorite works that most colorfully illustrate "Cuban'a"--the very essence of what it ...
In this eclectic, groundbreaking, and highly visual collection of short monologues, 21 of the most respected Latino authors give voice to what it's like to be a Latino teen in America. Photos & illustrations.
The ten stories that make up this collection are raw, original, and fresh. Although they are all about American Indians, they are as different from one another as they are from anything you've read before. A supermarket checkout line, a rowboat on a freezing lake at dawn, a drunken dance in the gym, an ice hockey game on public-access TV. These ...
A collection of 10 short stories by contemporary Latin American writers. Contributors include Julio Cortaazar, Ariel Dorfman, Jorge Ibargeuengoitia, and Barbara Louise Mujica.
A Hispanic family enjoys the traditional celebration of El Dia de los Reyes, or Epiphany, by reenacting the long walk of the three wise men bringing gifts to baby Jesus.
Lenora Demarest's perfect life as the daughter of wealthy, cultured parents ends when her mother dies. At 17, Lenora moves with her father to a grapefruit plantation in Puerto Rico, where she becomes obsessed with the idea of flying--a dream that eventually comes true when one of her suitors, an aviator, teaches her. She is also pursued by Ignacio ...
Stories by Asian-American teens that reflect their struggle to honor the culture of their parents while living in the culture of America. Contributors include people of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Philippine, and Vietnamese descent.
A collection of 10 short stories by contemporary Latin American writers. Contributors include Julio Cortaazar, Ariel Dorfman, Jorge Ibargeuengoitia, and Barbara Louise Mujica.
Three Kings' Day is celebrated on January 6th by children in Spanish-speaking countries around the world. Combining traditions from different Hispanic communities, this story, with its luminous oil paintings, follows a young Latino girl and her two older brothers as they celebrate this joyous day.
In this unique collection of touching and heartfelt short stories, ten young Asian-American writers re-create the conflicts that all young people feel living in two distinct worlds--one of memories and traditions and one of today. "Strikingly diverse in both form and content . . . the volume as a whole celebrates difference".-Publishers Weekly ...
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