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Barrio boy / Ernesto Galarza ; introduction by Ilan Stavans

Catalog Data

Author:
Galarza, Ernesto 1905-1984  Search this
Subject:
Galarza, Ernesto 1905-1984  Search this
Galarza, Ernesto 1905-1984 Childhood and youth  Search this
Physical description:
xxviii, 307 pages ; 22 cm
Type:
Biography
History
Place:
United States
California
Sacramento
Sacramento (Calif.)
Nayarit (Mexico)
Date:
2011
©2011
20th century
Notes:
NMAH copy Purchased from the NMAH Library Endowment.
Contents:
In a mountain village -- Peregrinations -- North From Mexico -- Life in the lower part of town -- On the edge of the barrio -- Glossary
Summary:
True story of a Mexican boy who, with his family, made the journey from his mountain village to the barrio of Sacramento and how he observed, understood, and accepted the reactions and feelings of others to the events they shared.
Topic:
Mexican Americans  Search this
Immigrants  Search this
Mexican Americans--Social life and customs  Search this
Mexican American neighborhoods--History  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1094557