{"product_id":"elvira-elvira-c-hernandez-9780998974019","title":"Elvira: A Mexican immigrant woman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eELVIRA \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eis the POIGNANT LIFE STORY OF A GIRL whose family IMMIGRATED TO THE UNITED STATES to escape the violence of the MEXICAN REVOLUTION (1910-1921). \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHer father, Jacobo Ch vez, first found WORK ON THE RAILROAD in Texas and far-away states. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRemaining in El Paso, the WOMEN were obliged to LIVE IN CRAMPED BOXCARS WITH THEIR CHILDREN and to SEEK WORK AS DOMESTICS. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLater, her father found a better paying job in the MEAT-PACKING PLANTS OF KANSAS CITY. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFatefully, the Chavezes were then RECRUITED TO SCOTTSBLUFF, NEBRASKA where the ENTIRE FAMILY - some as young as five years old - LABORED IN THE SUGAR-BEET AND POTATO FIELDS. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eElvira weaves into her FAMILY HISTORY heartrending stories of BACKBREAKING LABOR, ILLNESS AND DEATH, and the challenges of RACISM and of LIFE BETWEEN TWO VERY DIFFERENT CULTURES. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eTUBERCULOSIS strikes several family members. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePoisonings from BOOTLEG WHISKEY. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRACIAL CONFLICT with Anglo-Americans and Blacks. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSUPPRESSION OF SPANISH by teachers. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSevere RESTRICTIONS ON GIRLS' BEHAVIOR. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCONTROL of family members BY PATRIARCHAL MEN. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMEXICAN CULTURAL PRACTICES: courtship and marriage; festive celebrations. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow married, Elvira and her husband Maique STRIVE TO MAKE A BETTER LIFE for their family. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eMaique frees himself from his FATHER'S DOMINATION. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAfter many years of day labor, they manage to rent their own farm and BECOME SHARECROPPERS. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHER CHILDREN graduate and leave home to FIND MEANINGFUL LIVES IN AMERICAN SOCIETY. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eElvira ENDURES THE EARLY DEATHS of her husband and two of her sons. She STRUGGLES TO SURVIVE in the face of a meager education and her lack of skills other than farm work. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eShe is forced to take a series of menial jobs to SUPPORT TWO YOUNG SONS. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShe seeks out and becomes successful in positions ADVOCATING FOR MIGRANT FARMWORKERS, ORGANIZING A WOMEN'S SENIOR CENTER, AND SERVING AS A \"FOSTER GRANDMOTHER\" IN A MIGRANT CHILD CARE CENTER. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eElvira RETIRES AT AGE 89. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eSpends her summers WORKING IN HER VEGETABLE GARDEN and TENDING HER BELOVED FLOWERS. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIn 2012, ELVIRA DIES AT home at the age of 102. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elvira C. Hernandez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0998974013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780998974019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ediciones Lengua y Cultura\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/04\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 438\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.97d","brand":"Elvira C. Hernandez","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44045700727039,"sku":"9780998974019","price":24.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9b571cb0-ceb1-4938-af5d-352b835328ea.jpg?v=1684980237","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/elvira-elvira-c-hernandez-9780998974019","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}