Tafolla, Carmen

Presents critical essays that provide information on the lives, work, and accomplishments of 514 Hispanic American men and women from throughout history who have made contributions to the arts, business, politics, science, philosophy, music, philanthropy, religion, and other fields; arranged alphabetically by last name, with sidebars, photographs, suggestions for further reading, and three indexes.

Emma Tenayuca, a young Mexican American girl in San Antonio in the 1920s, learns about poverty and hunger while people work long hours for slave wages at pecan-shelling factories, and at the age of twenty-one leads twelve thousand workers in a struggle for justice.

A young Mexican American girl celebrates the paleta, an icy fruit popsicle, and the many roles it plays in her lively barrio.

Babies enjoy the colorful fiesta with singing, dancing, hugs, and kisses.

A spunky, young Mexican American girl explains the many uses of her mother's red rebozo, or long scarf. Written in Spanish and English.

A collection of sixteen short stories reflecting the spirit of people who live in a bilingual, bicultural world along the Texas-Mexican border.

A spunky, young Mexican American girl explains the many uses of her mother's red rebozo, or long scarf.