{"product_id":"cafecito-con-samuel-david-maldonado-jr-9798497608786","title":"Cafecito con Samuel: Love and Aging in the Barrio","description":"Aging is a universal phenomenon. We all age. However, we do not all age alike. Factors such as social context, financial resources, family, friends, health, and other support systems profoundly impact how we age. In addition, aging in a poor Hispanic barrio reflects the culture and life realities of a Hispanic community. A critical component of culture and the social context are a set of values that guide and shape the human experience in the barrio, including aging. Values such as mutual respect, mutual caring, friendship, beauty, and love all contribute to the human community and the common good. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCafecito con Samuel\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of Samuel and Juanita, an older couple who are aging in the barrio. Their love and commitment to each other bond their journey through life and into its final moments. Their sharing memories, reflections, and struggles as well as the many activities of daily life contributes to a rich human intimacy and life together. Likewise, friends and neighbors reinforce cultural values and social rituals that give meaning and quality to community life in the\u003cbr\u003ebarrio. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDavid Maldonado, Jr. is President Emeritus of the Iliff School of Theology in Denver. After an academic career in Social Work Education and Theological Education, he and his spouse, Charlotte Nieto Maldonado, retired in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He also retired from the Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eCrossing Guadalupe Street\u003c\/i\u003e (University of New Mexico Press), the novella \u003ci\u003eCrypto: The Secret Life of the Anaya Family, \u003c\/i\u003e and the story collection \u003ci\u003eMi Abuela Era Flaca: Tales from the Barrio.\u003c\/i\u003e He has also published extensively on the Hispanic elderly and on Hispanic religion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Jr. Maldonado\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 849760878X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798497608786\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/07\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.46d","brand":"David Jr. Maldonado","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43945995469055,"sku":"9798497608786","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_f04a4fe1-8a41-4d6e-8937-d5c33fd4c51b.jpg?v=1681510938","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cafecito-con-samuel-david-maldonado-jr-9798497608786","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}