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173 pages ; 22 cm. |
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Chicana & Chicano visions of the Américas ; v. 4 |
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Chicana & Chicano visions of the Américas ; v. 4.
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| Contents |
Acknowledgments -- Introduction. Columnas privadas : birth day: Invocation -- Lines in the sand -- What is to be done? -- Field of greens -- Oh holy night -- No, I didn't give at the office -- Call to arms -- Saving graces -- Birth day -- Sign language -- Unsung remedies. -- Columnas culturas : confessions of a Berlitz-tape Chicana: Confessions of a Berlitz-tape Chicana -- By any other name -- Trickle up -- Spirit matters -- Pointers -- Tortillas to you, too -- Sweet revenge -- Bless you, Ultima -- La música -- Bendita soy yo. -- Columnas Catolicas : Hola, Mary: The Passion -- The Divine Mother -- Hola, Mary -- Left behind -- Critical mass -- Body and blood -- Down there -- In loving memory -- Leaps of faith -- Road tripping -- Appeal from a pro-choice Catholic -- The word and the sword -- The opposite direction. -- Columnas fronteras : inherit the earth: A moment in history -- Inherit the earth -- The things they carried -- Another crossing -- Driving while brown -- Betrayals -- On Arno Street -- La biblioteca on the border -- When in doubt -- Columnas en tiempos de Guerra : hell no -- Stick it up -- Bitter sweets -- Night -- Infinity and other matters -- Hurts -- And to the republic -- Hell no -- Terrorist times -- Tongues -- Home on the range -- October. -- Appendix. Confesiones de una Chicana Berlitz : a Spanish translation. |
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Essays in English, title essay translated into Spanish. |
| Summary |
A collection of personal writings in which Chicana author Demetria Martínez examines her life as a woman of mixed heritage in the U.S. and explores religion, war, and the plight of undocumented immigrants from Mexico and Central America. |
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Martínez, Demetria, 1960-
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Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
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Catholic women -- United States -- Biography.
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Mexican American authors -- Biography.
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Mexican American women -- Biography.
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Bilingualism -- United States.
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Illegal immigration -- United States.
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Martínez, Demetria, 1960- (OCoLC)fst00287580
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Noncitizens. (OCoLC)fst00967153
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Authors, American. (OCoLC)fst00821764
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Bilingualism. (OCoLC)fst00831739
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Catholic women. (OCoLC)fst00849284
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Mexican American authors. (OCoLC)fst01018935
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Mexican American women. (OCoLC)fst01019031
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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| Genre/Form |
Autobiographies. (OCoLC)fst01919894
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Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Autobiographies.
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| ISBN |
0806137061 (alk. paper) |
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9780806137063 (alk. paper) |
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0806137223 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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9780806137223 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
99811442793 |
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