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Women Who Live in Coffee Shops and Other Stories

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Women Who Live in Coffee Shops and Other Stories

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Everybody says that the owner of Sal's Diner is a former Mafioso, but nine-year-old Joanna, whose mom has worked for him as long as she can remember, has a hard time believing he's a Mafia retiree. But one day, when two fat, toothless men who look like the Godfather's brothers show up at the diner, she wonders if maybe the rumor is true. And when Sal is arrested a few days later, Joanna's mother not only runs the diner while he's in jail, she also leads the charge to save him. Can the women who frequent his diner--the League of Women Who Live in Coffee Shops--save Sal from doing hard time in prison? Set against an urban backdrop of seedy motels and dilapidated houses next to industrial buildings and railroad tracks, Stella Pope Duarte's award-winning stories follow characters who make up the city's underbelly. Some strut through the lethal streets, flamboyant and hard to miss--flashy divas, transvestites, and prostitutes, like Valentine, "one of the girls who decorated Van Buren Street like ornaments dangling precariously on a Christmas tree." Others remain hidden, invisible to those who don't seek them out--bag ladies, illegals, and addicts.

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Arte Publico Press

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1611923387

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If I Die in Ju‡rez

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If I Die in Ju‡rez

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Duarte's latest novel is based on a string of real-life murders in Ciudad Jurez in the 1990s. Forced out of the house by her alcoholic mother, 13-year-old Evita takes to the streets, glimpsing newspaper columns about the murders, while struggling to survive. Petra, Evita's comely 19-year-old cousin, exchanges the country life for gritty Jurez to raise money for her ailing father. An acquaintance of Petra, Mayela, a 12-year-old Tarahumara Indian, lives in an orphanage where her artistic talent is discovered.

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University of Arizona Press

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0816526672

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9780816526673

If I Die in Juárez

By: Stella Pope Duarte

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Camino del Sol

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Raul H. Yzaguirre

Seated at the Table of Power

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Raul H. Yzaguirre

Seated at the Table of Power

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From the segregated barrios of the Rio Grande Valley in South Texas, to the halls of Congress and the White House, comes a story based on the memoirs of one of America's premier Latino civil rights leaders: Raul H. Yzaguirre. Born in San Juan, Texas in 1939 to Mexican American parents; his family legacy goes back to the early days of Spanish colonization. Living in a divided city, "the north was for Mexicans and the south was for Anglos," he learned how to enter both worlds with success through the guidance of his beloved grandfather, Gavino Morin. On a quest at age thirteen, he ran away from home and became the youngest sailor on board the Barbee Nell in Corpus Christi. There he met Dr. Hector P. García, founder of the American GI Forum who took the runaway under his wing, and inspired him to dedicate his life to serving his community. Elected as President and CEO of the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) in 1974, his three decades of leadership built NCLR into the largest constituency-based, national Latino organization in American history. His adventures with family, friends, presidents, legislators and international leaders paint a portrait of a man, who has never been afraid to risk everything for the sake of community. Raul Yzaguirre's life's story, now recounted in vivid, heartfelt and at times humorous accounts has empowered America's Latinos, seating them at tables of power. His life's motto has become a reality: "To leave the world a better place.

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1936885212

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If I Die in Ju‡rez

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Women Who Live in Coffee Shops and Other Stories

Women Who Live in Coffee Shops and Other Stories

If I Die in Ju‡rez

If I Die in Ju‡rez

If I Die in Juárez

If I Die in Juárez

Raul H. Yzaguirre

Raul H. Yzaguirre

If I Die in Ju‡rez

If I Die in Ju‡rez

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