Olmos, Edward James

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American me

Submitted by khenkes on Tue, 12/28/2021 - 17:07

American me: Tough Los Angeles Latino teen forms his own gang and is sent to Folsom Prison, where he becomes the leader of the Mexican Mafia. Years later, when he is released from prison, he finds that the barrio will keep him from starting a new life.

Stand and deliver

Submitted by khenkes on Tue, 02/11/2020 - 18:53

Story of Jaime Escalante, a math teacher at East Los Angeles' Garfield High School, who refuses to write off his inner-city students as losers. Escalante pushes and inspires 18 students who were struggling with math to become math whizzes.

American me

Submitted by khenkes on Wed, 10/02/2019 - 15:46

American me: Tough Los Angeles Latino teen forms his own gang and is sent to Folsom Prison, where he becomes the leader of the Mexican Mafia. Years later, when he is released from prison, he finds that the barrio will keep him from starting a new life.

Stand and deliver

Submitted by khenkes on Mon, 08/05/2019 - 09:12

Story of Jaime Escalante, a math teacher at East Los Angeles' Garfield High School, who refuses to write off his inner-city students as losers. Escalante pushes and inspires 18 students who were struggling with math to become math whizzes.

Selena

  • Olmos, Edward James
1997
Dramatizes the life & work of the Grammy award-winning Texas Latina singer who had begun to popularize Tejano music when she was shot and killed.

The nightingale

Submitted by khenkes on Tue, 11/14/2017 - 10:55

Despite being neglected by the emperor for a jewel-studded bird, the little nightingale revives the dying ruler with its beautiful song.

Stand and deliver

  • Olmos, Edward James
1998
Jaime Escalante, an East LA math teacher, motivates his students to strive and succeed in the classroom and in life.

City of light

  • Olmos, Edward James
2005
"Located on the banks of India's River Ganges, Varanasi is considered the holiest place on earth by Hindus. The city has been a center of enlightenment and civilization for more than 2,000 years, and the spiritual and cultural aspects of the Hindu faith continue to define this sacred city. Rituals and beliefs surrounding death by cremation and the end of the cycle of reincarnation are explored"--Container.

Cycle of life

  • Olmos, Edward James
2005
Presents an introduction to ancient Egypt, exploring its culture, and providing information on the pharoah's, the Nile River, and the great pyramids.

Americanos

Latino life in the United States = La vida Latina en los Estados Unidos
  • Olmos, Edward James
1999
A collection of color and black-and-white photographs that depict the lives of Latinos throughout the United States in the 1990s, accompanied by bilingual essays, poetry, and commentary.
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