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Author : Priscilla Mills
Publisher : Quinceanera Connection
ISBN 13 : 0976304228
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (763 download)
Download or read book Quinceanera Connection written by Priscilla Mills and published by Quinceanera Connection. This book was released on 2007 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Monica Gomez-Hira
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062996851
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (629 download)
Download or read book Once Upon a Quinceanera written by Monica Gomez-Hira and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Jane the Virgin, this immediately accessible and irresistibly fun rom-com debut will spin readers into an unforgettable summer of late-night dancing, broken hearts, second chances, and telenovela twists. Carmen Aguilar just wants to make her happily ever after come true. Except apparently “happily ever after” for Carmen involves being stuck in an unpaid summer internship. Now she has to perform as a party princess! In a ball gown. During the summer. In Miami. Fine. Except that’s only the first misfortune in what’s turning out to be a summer of Utter Disaster. But if Carmen can manage dancing in the blistering heat, fending off an oh-so-unfortunately attractive ex, and stopping her spoiled cousin from ruining her own quinceañera—Carmen might just get that happily ever after—after all.
Author : Julia Alvarez
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 110121340X
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (12 download)
Download or read book Once Upon a Quinceanera written by Julia Alvarez and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-08-02 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, a “phenomenal, indispensable” (USA Today) exploration of the Latina “sweet fifteen” celebration, by the bestselling author of How the García Girls Lost Their Accents and In the Time of Butterflies The quinceañera, a celebration of a Latina girl’s fifteenth birthday, has become a uniquely American trend. This lavish party with ball gowns, multi-tiered cakes, limousines, and extravagant meals is often as costly as a prom or a wedding. But many Latina girls feel entitled to this rite of passage, marking a girl’s entrance into womanhood, and expect no expense to be spared, even in working-class families. Acclaimed author Julia Alvarez explores the history and cultural significance of the “quince” in the United States, and the consequences of treating teens like princesses. Through her observations of a quince in Queens, interviews with other quince girls, and the memories of her own experience as a young immigrant, Alvarez presents a thoughtful and entertaining portrait of a rapidly growing multicultural phenomenon, and passionately emphasizes the importance of celebrating Latina womanhood.
Author : May Barton
Publisher : Nicholas Horne
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Sacred Rituals: Exploring the Significance of Quinceañera Celebrations in Latin America written by May Barton and published by Nicholas Horne. This book was released on 2024-10-26 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dive into the rich cultural traditions and meanings behind the age-old celebration of a young woman's transition into adulthood in Latin American society. Discover how the Quinceañera ceremony symbolizes a girl's maturity, virtue, and readiness to take on the responsibilities of adult life. Explore the elaborate planning, intricate customs, and vibrant festivities that come together to create a truly memorable and symbolic event for families and communities. Uncover the deep historical roots of the Quinceañera tradition, tracing its origins back to pre-Columbian indigenous practices that have evolved over centuries to become a quintessential cultural celebration in Latin America. Learn about the intersection of religion, family values, and social expectations that shape the way Quinceañera celebrations are carried out in different regions and subcultures across the continent. Witness the beauty and splendor of Quinceañera dresses, a central element of the celebration that embodies the young woman's transformation into womanhood. Delve into the intricate symbolism behind the various rituals and symbolic gestures that make up the Quinceañera ceremony, from the blessing of the rosary to the changing of shoes, each carrying its own special significance and meaning. Explore the ways in which modern Quinceañera celebrations have retained their cultural essence while also adapting to contemporary trends and influences. From themed parties and choreographed dances to social media showcases and destination celebrations, see how Quinceañeras continue to evolve and resonate with younger generations in Latin American communities and beyond. Gain a deeper appreciation for the customs, values, and traditions that shape the Quinceañera celebration as a rite of passage that transcends borders and unites families in a shared cultural experience. Whether you are a participant, observer, or simply curious about the significance of this age-old tradition, Sacred Rituals offers a captivating journey into the heart of the Quinceañera celebration.
Author : Rachel Valentina González
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 1477319719
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (773 download)
Download or read book Quinceañera Style written by Rachel Valentina González and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2019-11-15 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Emily Toth Award for Best Single Work in Women's Studies, Popular Culture Association Co-winner of the Elli Kongas Maranda Prize, Women's Section of the American Folklore Society (AFS) A dynamic study of social negotiation and consumerism in the coming-of-age quinceañera celebration and the impact of normalizing spectacles of luxury. Quinceañera celebrations, which recognize a girl’s transition to young womanhood at age fifteen, are practiced in Latinx communities throughout the Americas. But in the consumer-driven United States, the ritual has evolved from a largely religious ceremony to an elaborate party where social status takes center stage. Examining the many facets of this contemporary debut experience, Quinceañera Style reports on ethnographic fieldwork in California, Texas, the Midwest, and Mexico City to reveal a complex, compelling story. Along the way, we meet a self-identified transwoman who uses the quinceañera as an intellectual space in her activist performance art. We explore the economic empowerment of women who own barrio boutiques specializing in the quinceañera’s many accessories and made-in-China gowns. And, of course, we meet teens themselves, including a vlogger whose quince-planning tips have made her an online sensation. Disrupting assumptions, such as the belief that Latino communities in the United States can’t desire upward mobility without abandoning ethnoracial cultural legacies, Quinceañera Style also underscores the performative nature of class and the process of constructing a self in the public, digital sphere.
Author : Ilan Stavans
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (161 download)
Download or read book Quinceañera written by Ilan Stavans and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2010-02-09 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume compiled by Ilan Stavans examines the importance of ritual and celebration and the quinceañera celebration's growing social importance to in the Latino community, particularly in the United States. The essays explore the quinceañera and the coming-of-age ritual from various angles. Prior to 2007, the quinceañera received no formal ritual through the Catholic Church, which has since issued one. As such, the role of religion and the Catholic Church in the quinceañera celebration is given extensive consideration. Gender, family status, class, race, as well as the aspects of performance are all discussed as central themes of the celebration. Delving through myriad perspectives, Quinceañeras illuminates the festivities' form and function in creating social and personal identity within the family and the larger Latino community.
Author : Erika L. Sánchez
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 1524700509
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (247 download)
Download or read book I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter written by Erika L. Sánchez and published by Knopf Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2017-10-17 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National Book Award Finalist! Instant New York Times Bestseller! The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian meets Jane the Virgin in this poignant but often laugh-out-loud funny contemporary YA about losing a sister and finding yourself amid the pressures, expectations, and stereotypes of growing up in a Mexican-American home. Perfect Mexican daughters do not go away to college. And they do not move out of their parents’ house after high school graduation. Perfect Mexican daughters never abandon their family. But Julia is not your perfect Mexican daughter. That was Olga’s role. Then a tragic accident on the busiest street in Chicago leaves Olga dead and Julia left behind to reassemble the shattered pieces of her family. And no one seems to acknowledge that Julia is broken, too. Instead, her mother seems to channel her grief into pointing out every possible way Julia has failed. But it’s not long before Julia discovers that Olga might not have been as perfect as everyone thought. With the help of her best friend Lorena, and her first love, first everything boyfriend Connor, Julia is determined to find out. Was Olga really what she seemed? Or was there more to her sister’s story? And either way, how can Julia even attempt to live up to a seemingly impossible ideal? “Alive and crackling—a gritty tale wrapped in a page-turner. ”—The New York Times “Unique and fresh.” —Entertainment Weekly “A standout.” —NPR
Author : Caren McNelly McCormack
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
ISBN 13 : 9780761454670
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (546 download)
Download or read book The Fiesta Dress written by Caren McNelly McCormack and published by Marshall Cavendish. This book was released on 2009 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A little sister comes to the rescue at her big sister's quinceanera
Author : Ilan Stavans
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780199913701
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (137 download)
Download or read book Oxford Bibliographies written by Ilan Stavans and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An emerging field of study that explores the Hispanic minority in the United States, Latino Studies is enriched by an interdisciplinary perspective. Historians, sociologists, anthropologists, political scientists, demographers, linguists, as well as religion, ethnicity, and culture scholars, among others, bring a varied, multifaceted approach to the understanding of a people whose roots are all over the Americas and whose permanent home is north of the Rio Grande. Oxford Bibliographies in Latino Studies offers an authoritative, trustworthy, and up-to-date intellectual map to this ever-changing discipline."--Editorial page.
Author : Reyna Grande
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451661800
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (516 download)
Download or read book The Distance Between Us written by Reyna Grande and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-08-28 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this inspirational and unflinchingly honest memoir, acclaimed author Reyna Grande describes her childhood torn between the United States and Mexico, and shines a light on the experiences, fears, and hopes of those who choose to make the harrowing journey across the border. Reyna Grande vividly brings to life her tumultuous early years in this “compelling...unvarnished, resonant” (BookPage) story of a childhood spent torn between two parents and two countries. As her parents make the dangerous trek across the Mexican border to “El Otro Lado” (The Other Side) in pursuit of the American dream, Reyna and her siblings are forced into the already overburdened household of their stern grandmother. When their mother at last returns, Reyna prepares for her own journey to “El Otro Lado” to live with the man who has haunted her imagination for years, her long-absent father. Funny, heartbreaking, and lyrical, The Distance Between Us poignantly captures the confusion and contradictions of childhood, reminding us that the joys and sorrows we experience are imprinted on the heart forever, calling out to us of those places we first called home. Also available in Spanish as La distancia entre nosotros.
Author : Mathew C. Gutmann
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470752068
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (77 download)
Download or read book Perspectives on Las Américas written by Mathew C. Gutmann and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perspectives on Las Américas: A Reader in Culture, History, and Representation charts new territory by demonstrating the limits of neatly demarcating the regions of ‘Latin America’ and the ‘United States’. This landmark volume presents key readings that collectively examine the historical, cultural, economic, and political integration of Latina/os across the Americas, thereby challenging the barriers between Latina/o Studies and Latin American/Caribbean Studies. Brings together key readings that collectively examine the historical, cultural, economic, and political integration of Latina/os across the Americas. Charts new territory by demonstrating the limits of neatly demarcating the regions of 'Latin America' and the 'United States'. Challenges the barriers between Latina/o Studies and Latin American/Caribbean Studies as approached by anthropologists, historians, and other scholars. Offers instructors, students, and interested readers both the theoretical tools and case studies necessary to rethink transnational realities and identities.
Author : Diane Gonzales Bertrand
Publisher : Arte Publico Press
ISBN 13 : 9781558856608
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (566 download)
Download or read book Sweet Fifteen written by Diane Gonzales Bertrand and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 1995-05-30 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When seamstress Rita Navarro makes a quinceanera dress for fourteen-year-old Stefanie, she finds herself becoming involved with the girl's family and attracted to her uncle.
Author : Chuy Renteria
Publisher : University of Iowa Press
ISBN 13 : 1609388054
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (93 download)
Download or read book We Heard It When We Were Young written by Chuy Renteria and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2021-11 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We Heard It When We Were Young tells the story of a young boy, first-generation Mexican American, who is torn between cultures: between immigrant parents trying to acclimate to midwestern life and a town that is, by turns, supportive and disturbingly antagonistic.
Author : Viola Canales
Publisher : Wendy Lamb Books
ISBN 13 : 030743401X
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)
Download or read book The Tequila Worm written by Viola Canales and published by Wendy Lamb Books. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sofia comes from a family of storytellers. Here are her tales of growing up in the barrio in McAllen, Texas, full of the magic and mystery of family traditions: making Easter cascarones, celebrating el Dia de los Muertos, preparing for quinceañera, rejoicing in the Christmas nacimiento, and curing homesickness by eating the tequila worm. When Sofia is singled out to receive a scholarship to boarding school, she longs to explore life beyond the barrio, even though it means leaving her family to navigate a strange world of rich, privileged kids. It’s a different mundo, but one where Sofia’s traditions take on new meaning and illuminate her path.
Author : Carmen Baca
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (465 download)
Download or read book La Quinceañera written by Carmen Baca and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-17 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE TRADITIONAL QUINCEAÑERA is Marguerite Quintanilla's special celebration, replete with splendid garments, gifts, and decorations. But a little girl disappears from the event, and another vanishes from the same location five years later. No one can explain how Marguerite's last doll, a Quince gift, connects the two. Before she leaves the town of Pajarillo to begin her religious life, Marguerite gives away the rest of her Quince gifts: her first pair of high heels, the tiara, the scepter--all the regalos go to people special to her. But the gifts come with peculiar gifts of their own and begin to alter their new owners in particular ways. Two strangers and an unseen threat drawing its power from an ancient lost world mean that all is not what it seems, and immortal souls are at risk.
Author : Kim Potowski
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9027241813
Total Pages : 381 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)
Download or read book Bilingual Youth written by Kim Potowski and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present volume represents a variety of portraits of what happens when families attempt to raise children in Spanish while living in English-speaking societies. Aided by the foregrounding chapter by Suzanne Romaine about language and identity and the afterword by Carol Klee that ties together many issues brought up throughout the collection, the reader gains a more complete understanding of the variables that contribute to Spanish bilingualism in English-speaking societies, and by extension a more complete understanding of the dynamic nature of bilingualism in general. This volume, the first of its kind, brings together an impressive array of sociolinguistic environments while keeping the two languages constant. We hope that it marks the beginning of comparative analyses of bilingualism, acquisition outcomes, and identity construction across environments that share the same languages, but where important disparities exist in the sociolinguistic landscapes.
Author : Sharon Snow
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (161 download)
Download or read book Teens Have Style! written by Sharon Snow and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2013-03-18 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Authors Sharon Snow and Yvonne Reed present fashion as a way to offer a fun and interesting program for teens in the library—and not just for girls. Today's fashion-savvy teenaged guys are just as likely to be eager participants. Teens Have Style!: Fashion Programs for Young Adults at the Library provides an easy-to-follow template for creating popular programs within the public or school library setting that will capture the attention of most teenaged girls. In Teens Have Style!, librarians will find programs they can adapt to their individual style or specific age range of their younger patrons, such as getting ready for the prom, making jewelry, decorating sneakers, creating a "green" outfit from recycled materials, and many more. All of the ideas are flexible and can be matched to other educational programs or to fit the library's needs, regardless of its size. For example, school librarians can partner with art teachers to orchestrate a "Fashion as Art" program, which challenges students to identify a painting that they like and then to create an outfit that reflects the style and feel of that work of art.
