Reyna Grande
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Español
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La galardonada autora Reyna Grande comparte su experiencia de cruzar la frontera mexicana en su memoria multipremiada: La distancia entre nosotros. Cuando sus padres deciden cruzar ilegalmente la frontera mexicana en busca del sueño americano, Reyna y sus hermanos se ven forzados a vivir con su abuela, mientras esperan que sus padres regresen para comenzar una nueva vida junto a ellos. Pero las cosas no salen como lo planearon, y Reyna debe preparar...
3) Somewhere We Are Human: A Collection of Essays and Poems on Migration, Survival, and New Beginnings
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English
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A collection of 35 bold, important, and groundbreaking essays and poems by migrants, refugees and Dreamers, including award-winning writers, artists, and activists, that illuminate what it is like living undocumented today.
In the overheated debate about immigration, we often lose sight of the humanity at the heart of this divisive issue. The immigrants and refugees living precariously in the United States are mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters,...
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Pub. Date
2012.
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English
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When Reyna Grande's father leaves his wife and three children behind in a village in Mexico to make the dangerous trek across the border to the United States, he promises he will soon return from "El Otro Lado" (The Other Side) with enough money to build them a dream house where they can all live together. His promises become harder to believe as months turn into years. When he summons his wife to join him, Reyna and her siblings are deposited in...
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English
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Una guerra olvidada. Un romance inolvidable.
El año es 1846. Después de la controvertida anexión de Texas, el ejército de los EE. UU. marcha hacia el sur para provocar la guerra con México por la disputada frontera del Río Grande. Ximena Salomé es una talentosa curandera mexicana que sueña con construir una familia con el hombre que ama en la codiciada tierra que llama hogar. Pero cuando los Texas Rangers asaltan su rancho y matan a tiros...
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English
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Introduction by Pulitzer Prize—winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen
A unique collection of 44 groundbreaking essays, poems, and artwork by migrants, refugees and Dreamers-including award-winning writers, artists, and activists-that illuminate what it is like living undocumented today.
In the overheated debate about immigration, we often lose sight of the humanity at the heart of this complex issue. The immigrants and refugees living precariously in...
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Pub. Date
[2022]
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Español
Description
"El año es 1846. Después de la controvertida anexión de Tejas, el ejército de los Estados Unidos marcha hacia el sur para provocar la guerra con México por la disputada frontera del río Grande. Ximena Salomé es una curandera mexicana que sueña con formar un hogar con el hombre que ama. Pero cuando los Rangers de Tejas asaltan su rancho y matan a su esposo, sus sueños se reducen a cenizas. Prometiendo honrar la memoria de su esposo...
Pub. Date
[2023]
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Español
Description
Una colección de 35 ensayos y poemas audaces, importantes e innovadores de inmigrantes, refugiados y soñadores, incluidos escritores, artistas y activistas galardonados, que iluminan la experiencia de vivir sin documentos. Durante este tiempo de inestabilidad política e incertidumbre, esta colección de ensayos, poesía y arte tiene como objetivo cambiar el imaginario colectivo de la nación sobre los migrantes y refugiados hacia uno arraigado...
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen-- A unique collection of 44 groundbreaking essays, poems, and artwork by migrants, refugees and Dreamers-including award-winning writers, artists, and activists-that illuminate what it is like living undocumented today. A unique collection of 44 groundbreaking essays, poems, and artwork by migrants, refugees and Dreamers-including award-winning writers, artists, and activists-that illuminate...
12) Spare parts: the true story of four undocumented teenagers, one ugly robot, and an impossible dream
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English