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New directions in Tejano history volume 2
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"Explores how the concept of belonging within the ethnic Mexican community changed over the course of the twentieth century"--
184) América
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The story of illegal aliens in California, told through the eyes of two very different couples, one well-off Anglos, the other illegal Mexicans living in a canyon. The novel chronicles their relationship against the background of growing hostility between immigrants and natives. By the author of East Is East.
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Vanessa lo tiene todo: una familia increíble, grandes amigos y las comodidades propias de una niña consentida. Sin embargo, a sus apenas 26 años se siente agobiada, aburrida y más encerrada que un animal salvaje en la vitrina de un zoológico, por lo que decide dejar México e irse a vivir a Miami en busca de aventuras.
Vanessa has it all: an amazing family, great friends, and the comforts of a spoiled child. However, at just 26 years old, she...
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On May 14, 2003, a familiar risk-filled journey, taken by hopeful Mexican immigrants attempting to illegally cross into the United States, took a tragic turn. Inside a sweltering truck abandoned in Texas, authorities found at least 74 people packed into a "human heap of desperation." After months of investigation, a 25-year-old Honduran-born woman named Karla Chavez was found responsible for leading the human trafficking cell that led to this grisly...
190) Mexican immigration
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An overview of immigration from Mexico to the United States and Canada since the 1960s, when immigration laws were changed to permit greater numbers of people to enter these countries.
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En esta impactante novela negra, Imanol Caneyada retrata con crudeza un mundo en el que imperan el poder del narcotráfico, las mentiras, el crimen, la corrupción, los asesinatos y la violencia. A través de una trama envolvente y personajes delineados con exactitud, Tardarás Un Rato En Morir nos cuenta la historia de un ex gobernador mexicano y su fiel ayudante, quienes deben partir en secreto hacia Canadá. Su exilio es la única manera de rehuir...
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Chicano cinema and media art volume 7
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"A documentary about the Los Angeles-based organization Casa Libre/Freedom House and its efforts to assist unaccompanied and undocumented immigrant minors in Los Angeles"--Container.
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Santo collection volume 1
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Santo in the Wax Museum: A young reporter disappears during her investigation into the House of Wax. Santos is sent to investigate, and discovers that Dr. Karol, the director of the museum, is planning a macabre experiment with the wax statues. Now Santo will have to face not just evil, but also the supernatural.
Santo in the treasure of Dracula : El Santo travels through time to 19th century Transylvania in search of the infamous vampire's lost...
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A seven-part documentary series arguing that "health and longevity are correlated with socioeconomic status; people of color face an additional health burden, and our health and well-being are tied to policies that promote economic and social justice. Each of the half-hour program segments, set in different racial/ethnic communities, provides a deeper exploration of the ways in which social conditions affect population health and how some communities...
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"Debating American Identity is an innovative look at four national debates over the inclusion of the Mexican-origin population in the United States in the early twentieth century. Linda C. Noel explores different conceptions of American identity through disputes over Arizona and New Mexico statehood, temporary workers, immigration, and repatriation"--
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""The Estrada Plot" is the story of Enrique Estrada, an exiled Mexican general who organizes a secret army in California to invade Mexico and seize power. The newly formed Federal Bureau of Investigation races to uncover the plot and capture Estrada's army in time"--
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En tiempos de Donald Trump, ésta es una defensa de la vida común y humilde entre Estados Unidos y México. Gerónimo González Garza cruzó la frontera de México con Estados Unidos por primera vez en 1969. Desde entonces y hasta principios de los noventa, cuando finalmente se asentó legalmente en Texas, con su esposa e hijos, llevó una vida nómada. En Estados Unidos encontró oportunidades que nunca tuvo en su país. También encontró su voz....
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