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An intimate portrait of two men facing a world marked by petty tyranny, misunderstanding, jealousy, and callousness. But though the scope is narrow, the theme is universal: a friendship and shared dream that make an individual's existence meaningful.
Tragic tale of a simpleminded man and the friend who loves and tries to protect him.
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English
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"Championing equal rights for all people regardless of gender, race, and economic class, Dolores Huerta is a globally recognized icon in the fight for social justice. This book explores Huerta's inspiring story, focusing on her courage and perseverance as an advocate for the working poor, women's rights, and rights for immigrant communities. As a co-founder of the United Farm Workers union and president of the Dolores Huerta Foundation, she continues...
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the award-winning, bestselling author of Snow Falling on Cedars comes an emotionally charged, provocative novel about what happens when a fifteen-year-old pill-popping runaway receives a visitation from the Virgin Mary. • "Surely one of this year’s best novels.”—The Plain Dealer
Ann Holmes is a fragile teenaged runaway who receives a visitation from...
Ann Holmes is a fragile teenaged runaway who receives a visitation from...
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Publisher
Pulley Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"We Had Our Reasons is a collection of poems created by Ricardo Ruiz in collaboration with other members of his Mexican farm community in Eastern Washington. The poems, vivid and pointed, guide the reader through the thoughts and struggles that come with the decision to leave one's home in Mexico, and travel to this remote, rural community of the United States. Through the book access is provided to readers; stories that have gone untold for generations...
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[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Multiple
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A powerful and accesible bilingual picture book that highlights "the power and impact of ordinary but dedicated citizens." Every day, thousands of farmworkers harvested the food that ended up on kitchen tables all over the country. But at the end of the day, when the workers sat down to eat, there were only beans on their own tables. Then Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez teamed up. Together they motivated the workers to fight for their rights and,...
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English
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Since the 1950s, Latina activist Dolores Huerta has been a fervent leader and organizer in the struggle for farmworkers' rights within the Latina/o community. A cofounder of the United Farm Workers union in the 1960s alongside César Chávez, Huerta was a union vice president for nearly four decades before starting her own foundation in the early 2000s. She continues to act as a dynamic speaker, passionate lobbyist, and dedicated figure for social...
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Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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""Viva La Huelga! Viva La Causa!" Discover the true story behind Cesar Chavez and the Delano Grape Strike, as he and the National Farm Workers Association set out on an incredible three-hundred-mile protest march in support of farmworkers' rights."--
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Series
California series in public anthropology volume 27
Publisher
University of California Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
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"This book is an ethnographic witness to the everyday lives and suffering of Mexican migrants. Based on 5 years of research in the field (including berry-picking and traveling with migrants back and forth from Oaxaca up the West Coast), Holmes, an anthropologist and MD in the mold of Paul Farmer and Didier Fassin, uncovers how market forces, anti-immigrant sentiment, and racism undermine health and health care. Holmes' material is visceral and powerful-for...
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LA Libreria
Pub. Date
2014.
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Español
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℗Y si en lugar de ir a la escuela tuvieras que levantarte de madrugada para ir a trabajar al campo? ℗Que harias si de pronto aparecieras en un vinedo en 1966? ℗Como escaparias de las garras de un malefico granjero que quiere convertirte en jugo de uva? Acompana a Luis y a Jennifer en una aventura llena de peligros, suspenso y ... un poquito de romance. Conoce a dos perros super inteligentes y se testigo de la lucha de un hombre que cambio la...
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Pub. Date
2012
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English
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"What would we learn from each other if we had no fear, if there were no boundaries, no lines in the sand? As a society, we would be hard-pressed to know because we often lack the courage to do what it takes to find out. A dynamic group of migrant youth in Mount Vernon, Washington, are willing to try. They want you to understand what it feels like to walk in their shoes -- shoes caked in mud from the fields, shoes scrubbed daily so they will last,...
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