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For We are Sold, I and My People

Women and Industry in Mexico's Frontier

By: Maria P. Fernandez-Kelly

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For We are Sold, I and My People

Women and Industry in Mexico's Frontier

By: Maria P. Fernandez-Kelly

On the basis of systematic research and personal experience, For We Are Sold, I and My People uncovers some of the social costs of modern production. Maria Patricia Fernandez-Kelly peels off the labels--"Made in Taiwan," "Assembled in Mexico"--and the trade names--RCA, Sony, General Motors, United Technologies, General Electric, Mattel, Chrysler, American Hospital Supply--to reveal the hidden human dimensions of present-day multinational manufacturing procedures. Focusing on Cuidad Juarez, located at the United States-Mexican border, Fernandez-Kelly examines the reality of maquiladoras, the hundreds of assembly plants that since the 1960s have been used by the Mexican government as part of its development strategy. Most maquiladoras function as subsidiaries of large U.S.-based corporations and a majority of the employees are women. Drawing from current knowledge in political economy and anthropology, this study focuses on one common denominator of the international division of labor--a growing proletariat of Third World women exploited by what some experts are calling "the global assembly line.

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State University of New York Press

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1438402643

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For We are Sold, I and My People

Women and Industry in Mexico's Frontier

By: Maria P. Fernandez-Kelly

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Women and Industry in Mexico's Frontier

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MARIA

By: Maria E. Rundquist

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MARIA

By: Maria E. Rundquist

As a young girl growing up in Merida, Maria faced tragedy and hardship. As a young woman she endured abuse by her ex-husband. Maria found the courage to break free from her abuser and build a good life as a single parent with two small children. Maria's life changed when she met a young American medical ex-change student from Iowa while she worked as a secretary for the medical residency program at a Hospital in Merida. Maria and her two small children came to America with a fiance visa in order to marry Dr. Rundquist. Maria and her two children are naturalized citizens and they hold dual citizenship. She is proud to be an American yet part of her heart belongs to her native country, as well. Maria has actively assimilated into the communities where she raised her four children. She advocates for women, children and the environment. Maria wants to inspire women to face challenges in their own lives by getting involved in their children's activities as well as volunteering in their communities.

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212

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Outskirts Press

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147877360X

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9781478773603

The Maria Paradox

How Latinas Can Merge Old World Traditions with New World Self-Esteem

By: Rosa Maria Gil,Carmen Inoa Vazquez

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The Maria Paradox

How Latinas Can Merge Old World Traditions with New World Self-Esteem

By: Rosa Maria Gil,Carmen Inoa Vazquez

In a lively, anecdotal manner, the authors show how to balance old-world values with contemporary North America, whether the issue is juggling career and family demands, turning the traditional marriage into a partnership, awakening and accepting one’s own sexuality, seeking help with emotional problems outside the family, or learning to stand up for one’s feelings and rights. Filled with real-life success stories and wise, compassionate advice, The Maria Paradox details how any Latina can enjoy the best of both worlds and become her own person at last.

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Open Road Media

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1497672791

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9781497672796

Once I Was You

A Memoir

By: Maria Hinojosa

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Once I Was You

A Memoir

By: Maria Hinojosa

Emmy Award-winning NPR journalist Maria Hinojosa shares her personal story interwoven with American immigration policy's coming-of-age journey at a time when our country's branding went from "The Land of the Free" to "the land of invasion.""--

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Simon and Schuster

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1982128666

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9781982128661

Once I Was You -- Adapted for Young Readers

Finding My Voice and Passing the Mic

By: Maria Hinojosa

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Once I Was You -- Adapted for Young Readers

Finding My Voice and Passing the Mic

By: Maria Hinojosa

“When Maria speaks, I’m ready to listen and learn.” —Lin-Manuel Miranda Emmy Award– and Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Maria Hinojosa has created a brand-new, unique version of her adult memoir, which was an NPR Best Book of 2020, for young readers, blending her story with perspectives on history in the vein of Jason Reynolds’s Stamped. “There is no such thing as an illegal human being.” Maria Hinojosa is an Emmy Award–winning journalist, a bestselling author, and was the first Latina to found a national independent nonprofit newsroom in the United States. But before all that, she was a girl with big hair and even bigger dreams. Born in Mexico and raised in the vibrant neighborhood of Hyde Park, Chicago, Maria was always looking for ways to better understand the world around her—and where she fit into it. Here, she combines stories from her life, beginning with her family’s harrowing experience of immigration, with truths about the United States’s long and complicated relationship with the people who cross its borders, by choice or by force. Funny, frank, and thought-provoking, Maria’s voice is one you will want to listen to again and again.

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Simon and Schuster

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1665902825

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9781665902823

Martin Luther King Jr. (Spanish Edition)

By: Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara

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Martin Luther King Jr. (Spanish Edition)

By: Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara

This beautiful Spanish-language book, translated from the hugely popular Little People, BIG DREAMS series, can be enjoyed by fluent Spanish speakers and those learning the language, whether at home or in the classroom. En este libro de la serie BIG DREAMS, aclamada por la crítica y superventas de millones de copias, Little People, descubra la vida de Martin Luther King Jr., el inspirador ministro y activista de los derechos civiles. El pequeño Martin creció en una familia de predicadores: su padre era predicador, su tío era predicador, su abuelo era predicador… así que tal vez él también se convertiría en un gran predicador. Un día, un amigo lo invitó a jugar a su casa. Martin se sorprendió cuando su madre no lo dejó entrar porque era negro. Ese día se dio cuenta de que algo terriblemente injusto estaba pasando. Martin creía que nadie debería quedarse callado y aceptar algo si está mal. Y se prometió a sí mismo que, cuando fuera mayor, lucharía contra la injusticia con el arma más poderosa de todas: las palabras. Este libro conmovedor presenta ilustraciones elegantes y extravagantes y datos adicionales en la parte posterior, incluida una cronología biográfica con fotos históricas y un perfil detallado de la vida del activista inspirador. Little People, BIG DREAMS es una exitosa serie de libros y juegos educativos que exploran las vidas de personas destacadas, desde diseñadores y artistas hasta científicos y activistas. Todos lograron cosas increíbles, pero cada uno comenzó su vida como un niño con un sueño. Esta serie de empoderamiento ofrece mensajes inspiradores para niños de todas las edades, en una variedad de formatos. Los libros de cartón se cuentan en oraciones simples, perfectos para leer en voz alta a bebés y niños pequeños. Las versiones de tapa dura presentan historias ampliadas para lectores principiantes. Los juegos de regalo en caja le permiten recopilar una selección de libros por tema. Las muñecas de papel, las tarjetas de aprendizaje, los juegos de combinación y otras divertidas herramientas de aprendizaje brindan aún más formas de hacer que las vidas de estos modelos a seguir sean accesibles para los niños. ¡Inspira a la próxima generación de personas destacadas que cambiarán el mundo con Little People, BIG DREAMS! In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Martin Luther King Jr., the inspiring minister and civil rights activist. Little Martin grew up in a family of preachers: his dad was a preacher, his uncle was a preacher, his grandfather was a preacher… so maybe he’d become a great preacher too. One day, a friend invited him to play at his house. Martin was shocked when his mother wouldn’t let him in because he was black. That day he realized there was something terribly unfair going on. Martin believed that no one should remain silent and accept something if it's wrong. And he promised himself that – when he grew up – he’d fight injustice with the most powerful weapon of all: words. This moving book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the inspiring activist’s life. Inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world with Little People, BIG DREAMS!

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Frances Lincoln Children's Books

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0711286167

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9780711286160

Once I Was You

A Memoir of Love and Hate in a Torn America

By: Maria Hinojosa

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A Memoir of Love and Hate in a Torn America

By: Maria Hinojosa

NPR’s Best Books of 2020 BookPage’s Best Books of 2020 Real Simple’s Best Books of 2020 Boston.com readers voted one of Best Books of 2020 “Anyone striving to understand and improve this country should read her story.” —Gloria Steinem, author of My Life on the Road The Emmy Award–winning journalist and anchor of NPR’s Latino USA tells the story of immigration in America through her family’s experiences and decades of reporting, painting an unflinching portrait of a country in crisis in this memoir that is “quite simply beautiful, written in Maria Hinojosa’s honest, passionate voice” (BookPage). Maria Hinojosa is an award-winning journalist who, for nearly thirty years, has reported on stories and communities in America that often go ignored by the mainstream media—from tales of hope in the South Bronx to the unseen victims of the War on Terror and the first detention camps in the US. Bestselling author Julia Álvarez has called her “one of the most important, respected, and beloved cultural leaders in the Latinx community.” In Once I Was You, Maria shares her intimate experience growing up Mexican American on the South Side of Chicago. She offers a personal and illuminating account of how the rhetoric around immigration has not only long informed American attitudes toward outsiders, but also sanctioned willful negligence and profiteering at the expense of our country’s most vulnerable populations—charging us with the broken system we have today. An urgent call to fellow Americans to open their eyes to the immigration crisis and understand that it affects us all, this honest and heartrending memoir paints a vivid portrait of how we got here and what it means to be a survivor, a feminist, a citizen, and a journalist who owns her voice while striving for the truth. Also available in Spanish as Una vez fui tú.

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Atria Books

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1982128658

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9781982128654

My Little Grange

The Journey of a Colombian Girl

By: Maria Luisa Morales

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My Little Grange

The Journey of a Colombian Girl

By: Maria Luisa Morales

Little did five-year-old Maria Luisa Morales know that her life in the town of Santa Teresa, Boyaca Estate of Colombia, would soon be torn apart by war raging between guerilla forces and the Colombian government. Forced to flee barefoot from her town, Maria Luisa learned at far too young an age how to endure the harsh realities of abandonment, abuse, poverty, and more. Deserted by her mother and given away by her grandmother, Maria Luisa eventually lost every last tie to her family, and by 1952 she ended up at the Infant Grange of Father Luna, a Catholic school established for underprivileged children. It was there that she began to envision a better future. Just when she had started to feel safe, at peace, and hopeful, Maria Luisa was molested by the very priest who had taken her in. Devastated, she escaped her circumstances again and found work as a maid in the Italian Embassy in Bogotá. Eventually Maria Luisa courageously made her way to the United States, where she forged a new life. This is Maria Luisa's triumphant and uplifting true story.

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0595442803

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Book's by Maria P. Fernandez-Kelly

For We are Sold, I and My People

For We are Sold, I and My People

For We are Sold, I and My People

For We are Sold, I and My People

MARIA

MARIA

The Maria Paradox

The Maria Paradox

Once I Was You

Once I Was You

Once I Was You -- Adapted for Young Readers

Once I Was You -- Adapted for Young Readers

Martin Luther King Jr. (Spanish Edition)

Martin Luther King Jr. (Spanish Edition)

Once I Was You

Once I Was You

My Little Grange

My Little Grange

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