Augenbraum, Harold and Ilan Stavans. Growing Up Latino: Memoirs and Stories.Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1993.
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Great book of memoirs from various Latino writers, from all different regions, discussing stories of their youth and experiences growing up.
Cahan, Susan and Zoya Kocur, ed. Contemporary Art and Multicultural Education. New York: The New Museum of Contemporary Art, 1996.
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Fabulous book of multicultural art. User friendly. Tells how to teach the art and includes lesson plans that can be used for any art.
Cisneros, Sandra. “The Monkey Garden”, “My Name”, “A Rice Sandwich”, “The Three Sisters”
Great stories about her experiences as a youngster.
Colon, Jesus. “Little Things are Big”.
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Great short story about his experiences with prejudice and how they stopped him from helping someone. He discusses his regret about this.
Coffer, Judith Ortiz. Silent Dancing: A Partial Remembrance of a Puerto Rican Childhood. Houston: Arte Publico Press, 1952.
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Great book of her own memoirs, broken up into short stories.
Erro-Peralta, Nora and Caridad Silva-Nunez, ed. Beyond the Border: A New Age in Latin American Women’s Fiction. San Francisco: Cleis Press, 1991.
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Great book of short stories. Fourteen to choose from, along with author biographies.
Garza, Carmen Lomas. A Piece of My Heart. New York: The New Press, 1991.
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Contains her works as well as an introduction by the artist herself and commentaries of each piece.
Lopez, Tiffany Ana, ed. Growing Up Chicana/o: An Anthology. New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1993.
Incredible book of short stories with author biographies. Every story is incredible. Highly recommended.
King, John, ed. Modern Latin American Fiction: A Survey. Boston: Faber and Faber, 1987.
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Contains background information on Latin American literature. Shows the
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different influences and genres.
Novas, Himilce. Everything You Need to Know About Latino History. New York:
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Plume, 1994.
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Book every teacher of Latin culture must have. It tells everything in a very understandable way. In questions and answer format, so you can easily find the particular information you need.
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Rebolledo, Tey Diana and Eliana S. Rivera. Infinite Divisions: An Anthology of Chicana Literature. Tuscon: The University of Arizona Press, 1993.
Fabulous book on Latina writers. Takes a historical perspective and moves through time. A must read.
Rodriguez, Richard. Hunger of Memory: The Education of Richard Rodriguez. Boston: David R. Godine, 1982.
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Discusses his experiences in school and what he went through emotionally and personally because he was of Latin descent. Book is very moving.
Santiago, Esmeralda. When I was Puerto Rican. New York: Vintage Books, 1993.
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Great novel about her experiences growing up. She discusses learning many Puerto Rican customs and then being moved to New York, where the rules are different.