Las Madres Latinas in the Hear

Garcia, Dennis Raphael

ISBN 10: 0700637982 / ISBN 13: 9780700637980

Editore: University Press of Kansas, 2024

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Riassunto:

Las Madres is an incredible story of generational resilience and transformation with family and community at its heart. Dennis Raphael Garcia deftly writes the tale of three generations of women in his family, recounting the difficult challenges each of them faced in their lifetimes as they pursued the same goal—the advancement of the well-being of their families from poverty to success.

Las Madres focuses on Candelaria Garcia, who was born in Mexico; her daughter Rafaela; and Rafaela’s daughter Irene, the author’s mother. Each of these Latina women followed a separate path on their journey to security and freedom from want. Though they traveled with apprehension and uncertainty into unknown places and arenas, they were courageous, patient, and steadfast in their pursuit.

Las Madres dispels any notion that immigrants and their families who come to the United States are given a life of ease. Very few people living on the high plains of Kansas in 1900 had it easy, especially Mexican railroad workers and their families. Their journeys remind readers that there is no one true path to achieve an end. Las Madres will inspire readers, especially Latina women, to continue the pursuit of their dreams.

Informazioni sull'autore: Dennis Raphael Garcia is a retired attorney and teacher living in California. He is the author of Marine, Public Servant, Kansan: The Life of Ernest Garcia, published by the University Press of Kansas in 2018, which was first-place winner in the International Latino Book Awards’ biography category.

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Titolo: Las Madres Latinas in the Hear
Casa editrice: University Press of Kansas
Data di pubblicazione: 2024
Legatura: Brossura
Condizione: Very Good