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Who were the
first Mexican women
crossing the border
early in the century?
From Out of the
Shadows by Vicki
L. Ruiz is the first
full study of
Mexican-American
women in the
twentieth century
portraying struggles,
dreams and political
initiatives. Learn
how Mexican women
established a place
for Mexican-Americans
in America out of
labor camps, boxcar
settlements and
barrios. Highlighted
themes include forms
of political protest
by Mexican-American
women, including
civil rights protest
and tensions that
arose between
generations as young
daughters tried to
adapt to American
ways.
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Romance, humor,
office politics and
loving shoes is the
underlining of Misa
Ramirez’s book
“Living the Vida
Lola.” Dolores
“Lola” Cruz works at
a private
investigation firm
in Sacramento and
after a year and a
half on the job, she
is finally assigned
to her big case: a
woman’s
disappearance. It
gets more
complicated when her
high-school crush is
in the picture, who
as an investigative
reporter has ties to
the case. Last but
not least, she has
to help her cousin
with the
“quinceañera” party.
Will Lola be able to
handle it? Will she
accomplish her goal:
to bump up the
career ladder? Stay
tuned! |
An intense,
compelling story of
obsession and its
repercussions, Marie
Arana’s new novel
Lima Nights is
of forbidden passion
and human drama.
Read how Carlos
Bluhm, an upper
class renowned
family man in Lima,
Peru meets Maria
Fernandez, an
indigenous dark-skinned
Peruvian, tango bar
dancer and the woman
who represents
everything he
desires. From
passion to a love
affair, feelings
long suppressed
erupt but do they
make it to a formal
commitment? Find out
for yourself.
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