hispanic americans

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Alicia's happy day

El di?a ma?s feliz de Alicia / por Meg Starr ; ilustrado por Ying-hwa Hu & Cornelius Van Wright ; traducido por Mari?a Fiol
The entire neighborhood joins in wishing Alicia a very happy birthday. Presented in English and Spanish.
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Tio time

It is the first snow of the season, and Tio Alex comes over to play with the twins and cook them a special secret surprise.
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Mario Molina

Examines the life and achievements of Hispanic American, Nobel Prize-winning chemist Mario Molina, discussing his childhood in Mexico, education, research, and family.
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Adriana Ocampo

A short biography of planetary geologist, Adriana Ocampo, that examines her childhood in South America, immigration to California, her early interest in science, and her later work with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
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La receta secreta

Sofia helps her grandmother make her special rice pudding, but there is a mix-up in the recipe. Written in Spanish.
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Tomando partido

Fourteen-year-old Lincoln Mendoza, an aspiring basketball player, must come to terms with his divided loyalties when he moves from the Hispanic inner city to a white suburban neighborhood.

Famous all over town

A teenager, Chato Medina, is out to beat the odds in the Los Angeles Chicano barrio where he lives.

Dark secrets

At school it looks like Naomi and Clay are just a happy couple. But there's a darkness in him. He doesn't treat Naomi right. He's jealous and spiteful. So why does Naomi put up with a guy like Clay? Ernesto tries to understand why Naomi puts up with physical abuse from her boyfriend.

Rules of attraction

Living on the University of Colorado-Boulder campus with his older brother Alex, a college student and ex-gang member, high school senior Carlos is not ready to give up his wild ways until he meets a shy classmate named Kiara and becomes unwillingly involved in a drug ring.

The temple of my familiar

Three couples, two in crisis, talk about themselves and reconstruct the missing pieces of the past and in the end, they deeply affect one another.

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