mexicans

Although a Mexican family comes to the United States to work as farm laborers so that their children will have opportunities, the parents still consider Mexico their home.

Examines the challenges and experiences of both legal and illegal Mexican citizens who come to the United States, and provides historical details about where they settle and the types of jobs they find.

Fifteen-year-old Victor Flores journeys north in a desperate attempt to cross the Arizona border and find work in the United States to support his family in central Mexico.

Profiles a Mexican woman who saved more than twenty Texan rebels taken prisoner during the Texas Revolution from being shot under General Santa Anna's orders.

When Elena and her little brother, Carlos, leave their Mexican seaside village to search for their immigrant father in Los Angeles, they encounter intrigue, crime, mystery, friendship, and love.

Former Mexican foreign minister Jorge G. Castaneda reveals the truth behind widely held myths about America's Mexican immigrant population, explaining why many Mexican immigrants choose to come to America, how they are treated by the government and American citizens, what challenges they face on a daily basis, and other related topics.

A biography of the man whose life spans the early history of California under the flags of four different governments.

Twelve-year-old Miguel Del Monte, a boy who herds wild broncos with his uncle between northern Mexico and Los Angeles during the Mexican Revolution, encounters various hardships and dangers while meeting a diverse array of people.

Miguel Rivera is the new kid in town, a young Mexican living with his family near the border in Texas. It isn't bad enough that he has to deal with the class bully, Joey Jeter Cort?s, and his mean substitute-teacher mother, he's also struggling with his family to find their place in a new world. One day, in Santa Fe, Miguel is chased by boys and takes refuge in the Palace of the Governors. There, among the old and dusty artifacts of the Kingdom of New Spain, Miguel learns about his homeland and what it means to be a boy full of pride and confidence, in America.