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Immigration
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American Experience
Cool Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Growing Up Latino in the United
States
Lori M. Carlson
1994 Henry Holt and Company
Available from Shen's
ISBN# 0-8050-3135-9
A collection of poems about growing up Latino in American from a teenage
perspective. Included are poems about families and parties, insults and
sad memories, hot dogs and mangos. Spanish/English text.
Lupita Manana
Patricia Beatty
1981 Beech Tree Books
ISBN# 0-688-11497-0
To help her family, 13-year-old Lupita enters California as an undocumented
worker and starts to work while constantly on the watch for "la migra."
Life in America
Growing up Chicano
Tiffany Lopez
1993 Avon Books
ISBN# 0-380-72419-7
Stories of the joys, pains, frustrations and triumphs of a Mexican American
childhood - 20 Chicana/o writers explore their search for identity in America.
Zoot Suit
Luis Valdez
1992 Arte Publico Press
ISBN# 1-55885-0480-1
Three of Luis Valdez's most important and critically acclaimed plays."Zoot
Suit" deals with the infamous "Pachuco Riots" during World
War II. "Bandido!" explores the life and legend of Tiburcio Vasquez.
"I Don't Have to Show You No Stinking Badges!" explores current
media images of Hispanics.
Anthology
of Literature
Latino Voices
Frances Aparicio (Ed.)
1994 The Millbrook Press
Available from Social Studies School Service
ISBN# 1-56294-388-X
An anthology of Latino fiction, poetry, biography, and other writings which
describe the experiences of Hispanic Americans.
Arts and Crafts
En Calavera: The Papier-Mache Art of the Linares Family
Susan Masuoka
1994 UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History
Available from UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History
ISBN# 0-930741-41-2
This exhibition catalogue from the "En Calavera" exhibition at
the UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History features numerous color plates
of the Linares art along with extensive background information on the family
and the folk art tradition of paper mache in Mexico.
Indo-Hispanic Folk Art Traditions I: Christmas
Bobbi Salinas-Norman
1987 Pinata Publications
Available from Social Studies School Service
ISBN# 0-934925-03-8
A collection of folklore, art and craft activities unique to the Indo-Hispanic
celebration of Christmas. Spanish/English text.
Indo-Hispanic Folk Art Traditions II: Day of the Dead
Bobbi Salinas-Norman
1988 Pinata Publications
Available from Social Studies School Service
ISBN# 0-934925-04-6
Detailed instruction for a variety of folk art activities associated with
the Day of the Dead. Spanish/English text.
Mask Arts of Mexico
Ruth Lechuga and Chloe Sayer
1994 Chronicle Books
Available from Crizmac
ISBN# 0-8118-0811-4
Masks of the folk festivals and dances of rural Mexico are described in
full color photographs and text.
Milagros: Symbols of Hope
1996 Crizmac
Available from Crizmac
Video tape, poster, student booklet, milagros samples and teacher's guide
examine the strength and significance of milagros from Ancient Greece and
Rome to contemporary Latin America. Spanish/English text.
Oaxacan Woodcarving: The Magic in the Trees
Shepard Barbash
1993 Chronicle Books
Available from Crizmac
ISBN# 0-8118-0250-7
Beautiful color photographs of Oxacan woodcarvings are accompanied by informative
text that explains the form, function and symbolic meaning of these art
forms.
Signs From the Heart: California Chicano Murals
Eva Cockcroft and Holly Barnet-Sanchez
1993 University of New Mexico Press
Available from
ISBN# 0-8263-1448-1
Four interpretive essays by noted Chicano scholars describe the historical,
artistic, and educational significance of California Chicano murals.
Aztecs
All of You Was Singing
Richard Lewis
1991 Atheneum
ISBN# 0-689-31596-1
Poetic version of Aztec myth of how music came to earth.
Aztecs, The
Frances Berdan
1989 Chelsea House Publishers
Available from Crizmac
ISBN# 1-55546-692-3
This reference text presents the history and culture of the Aztec people
from contact with the Spanish through the conquest of Mexico. Illustrated
with maps and photographs of Aztec art. Also included are a glossary, index
and bibliography.
Coloring Book of Incas, Aztecs & Mayas
1995 Bellerophon Books
Available from Bellerophon Books
ISBN# 0-88388-010-5
Black and white illustrations of figures on Precolumbian stone carvings
of the Inca, Maya, and Aztec Indians.
Drama
Zoot Suit
Luis Valdez
1992 Arte Publico Press
ISBN# 1-55885-0480-1
Three of Luis Valdez's most important and critically acclaimed plays. "Zoot
Suit" deals with the infamous "Pachuco Riots" during World
War II. "Bandido!" explores the life and legend of Tiburcio Vasquez.
"I Don't Have to Show You No Stinking Badges!" explores current
media images of Hispanics.
Fiction
Lupita Manana
Patricia Beatty
1981 Beech Tree Books
ISBN# 0-688-11497-0
To help her family, 13-year-old Lupita enters California as an undocumented
worker and starts to work while constantly on the watch for "la migra."
Here Is My Kingdom
(Hispanic-American Literature and Art for Young People)
Charles Sullivan (Ed.)
1994 Harry N. Abrams
Available from Crizmac
ISBN# 0-8109-3422-1
This anthology of the Hispanic American experience includes literature and
art by famous Hispanic writers and artists. Readers enjoy paintings, folk
art, murals, wood-block prints, cave drawings, sculpture and photographs
that enhance songs, poems, proverbs, and excerpts from short stories, essays,
novels, and speeches. Biographical notes provide background information
on all the artists and writers.
Folktales
Cuentos de Espantos y Aparecidos
Veronica Uribe
1984 Coedicion Latinoamericana
ISBN# 980-257-013-3
A collection of folktales in Spanish from Latin America.
History of Mexico
Story of Mexico, The
Nancy Conkle and Eric Tomb et al.
1996 Bellerophon Books
Available from Bellerophon Books
ISBN# 0-88388-159-4
Black and white illustrations of the history of Mexico with accompanying
background text in Spanish and English.
History of Mexican Americans
Decline of the Californios, The
Leonard Pitt
1966 University of California Press
ISBN# 0-520-01637-8
A social history of the Spanish-speaking Californians from 1846-1890.
East Los Angeles: History of a Barrio
Ricardo Romo
1983 University of Texas Press
ISBN# 0-292-72041-6
This is the story of the largest Mexican-American community in the United
States, the city within a city known as "East Los Angeles."
Other Californians, The
Robert Heizer and Alan Almquist
1971 University of California Press
A collection of documents, quotations and commentary that demonstrate the
racial prejudices of Californians during the Spanish, Mexican and Unite
States governance.
Holidays
Indo-Hispanic Folk Art Traditions I: Christmas
Bobbi Salinas-Norman
1987 Pinata Publications
Available from Social Studies School Service
ISBN# 0-934925-03-8
A collection of folklore, art and craft activities unique to the Indo-Hispanic
celebration of Christmas. Spanish/English text.
Indo-Hispanic Folk Art Traditions II: Day of the Dead
Bobbi Salinas-Norman
1988 Pinata Publications
Available from Social Studies School Service
ISBN# 0-934925-04-6
Detailed instruction for a variety of folk art activities associated with
the Day of the Dead. Spanish/English text.
Immigration
Lupita Manana
Patricia Beatty
1981 Beech Tree Books
ISBN# 0-688-11497-0
To help her family, 13-year-old Lupita enters California as an undocumented
worker and starts to work while constantly on the watch for "la migra."
Life in America
Growing up Chicano
Tiffany Lopez
1993 Avon Books
ISBN# 0-380-72419-7
Stories of the joys, pains, frustrations and triumphs of a Mexican American
childhood - 20 Chicana/o writers explore their search for identity in America.
Zoot Suit
Luis Valdez
1992 Arte Publico Press
ISBN# 1-55885-0480-1
Three of Luis Valdez's most important and critically acclaimed plays."Zoot
Suit" deals with the infamous "Pachuco Riots" during World
War II. "Bandido!" explores the life and legend of Tiburcio Vasquez.
"I Don't Have to Show You No Stinking Badges!" explores current
media images of Hispanics
Poetry
All of You Was Singing
Richard Lewis
1991 Atheneum
ISBN# 0-689-31596-1
Poetic version of Aztec myth of how music came to earth.
Cool Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Growing Up Latino in the United States
Lori M. Carlson
1994 Henry Holt and Company
Available from Shen's
ISBN# 0-8050-3135-9
A collection of poems about growing up Latino in American from a teenage
perspective. Included are poems about families and parties, insults and
sad memories, hot dogs and mangos. Spanish/English text.
Folk Wisdom of Mexico
Jeff Sellers
1994 Chronicle Books
Available from Crizmac
ISBN# 0-8118-0513-1
A collection of Mexican proverbs in Spanish and English that capture the
wisdom, spirit, and experience of the Mexican culture.
Here is My Kingdom
(Hispanic-American Literature and Art for Young People)
Charles Sullivan (Ed.)
1994 Harry N. Abram
Available from Crizmac
ISBN# 0-8109-3422-1
This anthology of the Hispanic American experience includes literature and
art by famous Hispanic writers and artists. Readers enjoy paintings, folk
art, murals, wood-block prints, cave drawings, sculpture and photographs
that enhance songs, poems, proverbs, and excerpts from short stories, essays,
novels, and speeches. Biographical notes provide background information
on all the artists and writers.
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