{"product_id":"9780998974002","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\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHer father, Jacobo Chávez, first found WORK ON THE RAILROAD in \u003cstrong\u003eTexas\u003c\/strong\u003e 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\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\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\u003cp\u003e\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\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow married, Elvira and her husband Maique STRIVE TO MAKE A BETTER LIFE for their family. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\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\u003cp\u003e\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\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eElvira RETIRES AT AGE 89. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ediciones Lengua y Cultura","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49832650342640,"sku":"9780998974002","price":34.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780998974002","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}