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Proud American

Author : Sergio Tinoco
Publisher : Austin Macauley
ISBN 13 : 9781645757887
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (578 download)

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Download or read book Proud American written by Sergio Tinoco and published by Austin Macauley. This book was released on 2021-02-26 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Being the only child of a single mother, Sergio was raised by his maternal grandparents in a South Texas region better known as the Rio Grande Valley. This memoir details his upbringing as a poor migrant worker of Mexican descent having to pick crops for a living since the age of seven. As a way to break from the family cycle of picking crops and depending on government welfare programs, Sergio joined the United States Army and served ten years on active duty. He was deployed to Bosnia-Herzegovina shortly after the Bosnian War only to find and deal with the aftermath of the genocide that took place there and be caught in the middle of several attacks. His experiences in Bosnia ultimately led to experiencing signs and symptoms related to PTSD. After completing ten years of military service, Sergio joined the U.S. Border Patrol. Being of Mexican descent and having family in South Texas and in Mexico gave way to new issues of having to counter threats against his family and ill-willed opinions of him for arresting and deporting "his own kind."

Proud to Be an American

Author : Lee Greenwood
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781940262963
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (629 download)

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Download or read book Proud to Be an American written by Lee Greenwood and published by . This book was released on 2015-05-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A picture book adaptation of Lee Greenwood's patriotic song, God bless the U.S.A.

Proud

Author : Ibtihaj Muhammad
Publisher : Hachette Books
ISBN 13 : 0316518956
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book Proud written by Ibtihaj Muhammad and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2018-07-24 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE FIRST FEMALE MUSLIM AMERICAN TO MEDAL AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES NAMED ONE OF TIME'S 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE Growing up in New Jersey as the only African American Muslim at school, Ibtihaj Muhammad always had to find her own way. When she discovered fencing, a sport traditionally reserved for the wealthy, she had to defy expectations and make a place for herself in a sport she grew to love. From winning state championships to three-time All-America selections at Duke University, Ibtihaj was poised for success, but the fencing community wasn't ready to welcome her with open arms just yet. As the only woman of color and the only religious minority on Team USA's saber fencing squad, Ibtihaj had to chart her own path to success and Olympic glory. Proud is a moving coming-of-age story from one of the nation's most influential athletes and illustrates how she rose above it all.

Proud (Young Readers Edition)

Author : Ibtihaj Muhammad
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 031647701X
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (164 download)

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Download or read book Proud (Young Readers Edition) written by Ibtihaj Muhammad and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2018-07-24 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inspiring and critically acclaimed all-American story of faith, family, hard work, and perseverance by Olympic fencer, activist, New York Times bestselling author, and Time "100 Most Influential People" honoree Ibtihaj Muhammad At the 2016 Olympic Games, Ibtihaj Muhammad smashed barriers as the first American to compete wearing hijab, and she made history as the first Muslim American woman to win a medal. But before she was an Olympian, activist, and entrepreneur, Ibtihaj was a young outsider trying to find her place. Growing up in suburban New Jersey, Ibtihaj was often the only African American Muslim student in her class. When she discovered and fell in love with fencing, a sport most popular with affluent young white people, she stood out even more. Rivals and teammates often pointed out Ibtihaj's differences, telling her she would never succeed. Yet she powered on, rising above bigotry and other obstacles on the path to pursue her dream. Ibtihaj's inspiring journey from humble beginnings to the international stage is told in her own words and enhanced with helpful advice and never-before-published photographs. Proud is an all-American tale of faith, family, hard work, and self-reliance.

Proud Americans

Author : Judie Fertig Panneton
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781466294561
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (945 download)

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Download or read book Proud Americans written by Judie Fertig Panneton and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2011-12-03 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Children of immigrants are different. They are their parents' guides to American ways. In Proud Americans : Growing Up As Children of Immigrants, they share personal accounts of merging cultures and religions while creating their own identities ... The approximately 40 inspiring stories feature people who live across the United States with family roots that stretch around the globe. Among those featured are Hollywood stars, high-profile business and media people, athletes, members of the President's cabinet, elected officials, and those whose names may not be recognizable but whose stories are memorable."--Cover.

Proud Shoes

Author : Pauli Murray
Publisher : Beacon Press
ISBN 13 : 0807072273
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Proud Shoes written by Pauli Murray and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2024-06-25 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1956, Proud Shoes is the remarkable true story of slavery, survival, and miscegenation in the South from the pre-Civil War era through the Reconstruction. Written by Pauli Murray the legendary civil rights activist and one of the founders of NOW, Proud Shoes chronicles the lives of Murray's maternal grandparents. From the birth of her grandmother, Cornelia Smith, daughter of a slave whose beauty incited the master's sons to near murder to the story of her grandfather Robert Fitzgerald, whose free black father married a white woman in 1840, Proud Shoes offers a revealing glimpse of our nation's history.

Proud to Be an Okie

Author : Peter La Chapelle
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520248899
Total Pages : 367 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Proud to Be an Okie written by Peter La Chapelle and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2007-04-03 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Proud to be an Okie is a fresh, well-researched, wonderfully insightful, and imaginative book. Throughout, La Chapelle's keen attention to shifting geographies and urban and suburban spaces is one of the work's real strengths. Another strength is the book's focus on dress, ethnicity, and the manufacturing of style. When all of these angles and insights are pulled together, La Chapelle delivers a fascinating rendering of Okie life and American culture."—Bryant Simon, author of Boardwalk of Dreams: Atlantic City and the Fate of Urban America

A Proud American

Author : Joe Foss
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780891417750
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (177 download)

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Download or read book A Proud American written by Joe Foss and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flying over Guadalcanal in the fall and winter of 1942-43, Joe Foss rewrote the aerial combat record books by becoming the first American to match legendary World War I ace Eddie Rickenbacker's twenty-six victories, a feat that earned him the Medal of Honor. After the war, Joe Foss entered a new war zone--politics--becoming South Dakota's youngest governor. In the 1960s he was tapped to become the founding commissioner of the American Football League and was instrumental in creating the Super Bowl.

Thoughts of A Proud American

Author : Ercille Christmas
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 142594972X
Total Pages : 722 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (259 download)

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Download or read book Thoughts of A Proud American written by Ercille Christmas and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2006-10 with total page 722 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the account of an ordinary woman trying to live life with good intentions, and translating those good intentions into action by helping others, in the aftermath of a really traumatic national event - 9/11/01. The primary focus is on Terror and its effects on a personal life, and indeed the life of the nation. Interwoven is a deep concern for fairness and justice, especially as regards children. No book should be complete without "politics!" There is that also. There is a mix of grief, anger and humor (the real elixir of life!)

In this Proud Land

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (919 download)

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Download or read book In this Proud Land written by and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

365 Reasons To Be A Proud American

Author : Richard Happer
Publisher : JonesCat Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 0956242812
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (562 download)

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Download or read book 365 Reasons To Be A Proud American written by Richard Happer and published by JonesCat Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2014-11-19 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America is the greatest nation on earth, with an unmatched record of creativity, innovation, scientific advances and sporting sensations. This fact-packed, fun-filled jaunt through the year celebrates all the fantastic achievements of Americans and remembers everything that makes ours a country to be proud of. Which country has won the most Olympic Medals and the most Nobel Prizes? Where were jazz, blues, rap, country and western, and hip-hop first played? Who invented the movies, lasers, cell phones, elevators, the computer you're reading this on and, most importantly, earmuffs? Donuts, hamburgers, hot dogs and Coke may not be healthy, but they sure taste good. And it doesn’t hurt that we produce the world’s highest selling whiskey (Jack Daniel’s) and have the world’s biggest brewery. Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan and Jesse Owens turned their sports upside down they were so talented. We even came up with a few new ones: basketball, snowboarding, volleyball, surfing, skateboarding and Frisbee. Who put man on the moon? You know damn well who. This book tells you the true story behind a fantastic American achievement for every day of the year, and adds a little bit of humor as well. So let the following pages fire up your heart, get your patriot’s blood pumping and remember that you are a citizen of the land of the free and the home of the brave. You are an American, be proud!

What Does It Mean to Be American?

Author : Rana DiOrio
Publisher : Little Pickle Press
ISBN 13 : 9781492683803
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (838 download)

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Download or read book What Does It Mean to Be American? written by Rana DiOrio and published by Little Pickle Press. This book was released on 2019-03-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An engaging picture book for children that celebrates what it means to be American--regardless of politics What does it mean to be American? Does it mean you like apple pie or fireworks? Not exactly. While politics seem to divide our country into the two opposing teams of red and blue, one truth remains: we are all Americans. But what does that mean? This continuation of the popular What Does It Mean to Be...? series provides a nonpartisan point of view perfect for any and all Americans who are proud of who they are--and where they come from, regardless of their political views. Other Titles in the What Does It Mean to Be...? Series: What Does It Mean to Be Present? What Does It Mean to Be Global? What Does It Mean to Be Kind?

Read My Lips

Author : Vanessa S. Williamson
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691191603
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)

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Download or read book Read My Lips written by Vanessa S. Williamson and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2019-03-05 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A surprising and revealing look at what Americans really believe about taxes Conventional wisdom holds that Americans hate taxes. But the conventional wisdom is wrong. Bringing together national survey data with in-depth interviews, Read My Lips presents a surprising picture of tax attitudes in the United States. Vanessa Williamson demonstrates that Americans view taxpaying as a civic responsibility and a moral obligation. But they worry that others are shirking their duties, in part because the experience of taxpaying misleads Americans about who pays taxes and how much. Perceived "loopholes" convince many income tax filers that a flat tax might actually raise taxes on the rich, and the relative invisibility of the sales and payroll taxes encourages many to underestimate the sizable tax contributions made by poor and working people. Americans see being a taxpayer as a role worthy of pride and respect, a sign that one is a contributing member of the community and the nation. For this reason, the belief that many Americans are not paying their share is deeply corrosive to the social fabric. The widespread misperception that immigrants, the poor, and working-class families pay little or no taxes substantially reduces public support for progressive spending programs and undercuts the political standing of low-income people. At the same time, the belief that the wealthy pay less than their share diminishes confidence that the political process represents most people. Upending the idea of Americans as knee-jerk opponents of taxes, Read My Lips examines American taxpaying as an act of political faith. Ironically, the depth of the American civic commitment to taxpaying makes the failures of the tax system, perceived and real, especially potent frustrations.

A Proud and Isolated Nation

Author : Sheila Nelson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781590849064
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (49 download)

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Download or read book A Proud and Isolated Nation written by Sheila Nelson and published by . This book was released on 2004-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The basic framework of the American nation was laid out by the Founding Fathers in the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. Over the years, these have been amended and reinterpreted, but the central core remains. This title helps to learn about these essential aspects of the United States.

Proud Raven, Panting Wolf

Author : Emily L. Moore
Publisher : University of Washington Press
ISBN 13 : 0295743948
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (957 download)

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Download or read book Proud Raven, Panting Wolf written by Emily L. Moore and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2018-12-31 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among Southeast Alaska�s best-known tourist attractions are its totem parks, showcases for monumental wood sculptures by Tlingit and Haida artists. Although the art form is centuries old, the parks date back only to the waning years of the Great Depression, when the US government reversed its policy of suppressing Native practices and began to pay Tlingit and Haida communities to restore older totem poles and move them from ancestral villages into parks designed for tourists. Dramatically altering the patronage and display of historic Tlingit and Haida crests, this New Deal restoration project had two key aims: to provide economic aid to Native people during the Depression and to recast their traditional art as part of America�s heritage. Less evident is why Haida and Tlingit people agreed to lend their crest monuments to tourist attractions at a time when they were battling the US Forest Service for control of their traditional lands and resources. Drawing on interviews and government records, as well as the totem poles themselves, Emily Moore shows how Tlingit and Haida leaders were able to channel the New Deal promotion of Native art as national art into an assertion of their cultural and political rights. Just as they had for centuries, the poles affirmed the ancestral ties of Haida and Tlingit lineages to their lands.

PROUD AMERICANS

Author : Terry L. Nau
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
ISBN 13 : 148098759X
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book PROUD AMERICANS written by Terry L. Nau and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2018-11-07 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proud American Vietnam Artillery Soldiers…Then and Now By: Terry L. Nau Told in the voices of Vietnam veterans looking back on their war, Proud Americans is an oral history of the 2nd Battalion, 32nd Field Artillery unit that served in Vietnam from 1965 to 1972. The 2/32, nicknamed the Proud Americans, fired the first 175 millimeter rounds in the Vietnam War. The unit stayed in Vietnam for seven years, refreshed by more draftees and enlisted soldiers. From rescuing other American soldiers, to the Tet Offensive, to surviving 42 days of mortar attacks, the veterans share their personal stories of service. Bonds, slow to form, became unbreakable as black, Hispanic, white, and immigrant soldiers became brothers. Proud Americans honors the sacrifices of those who never came home and those who did. Reflecting on their journeys to and from Vietnam, these veterans share an intimate view of their dangerous service.

The Proud Decades

Author : John P. Diggins
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393956566
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (565 download)

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Download or read book The Proud Decades written by John P. Diggins and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1988 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens when public figures' private selves are put forth for examination by public audiences? How do the personal struggles of music artists, specifically those with immigrant backgrounds, compare to the private struggles of other individuals? At a time when many countries in the European Union experience an increase in far-right political party activities, how do individuals from the margins negotiate new ways of thinking about identity, offering hope for greater understanding of shared struggles across societies? This book offers interpretations of identity and belonging by examining the work of two music artists, Faudel Belloua from France and Adam Tensta from Sweden. By analyzing texts produced by these individuals, I argue that ongoing engagement with the materials produced by Belloua and Tensta, a process which I refer to as living biography, presents a unique window into the process of how Belloua and Tensta connect personal struggles to public issues, providing a compelling departure point for further discussions on how interpretations of national identity are changing in France and Sweden and beyond.