hispanic americans

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hispanic americans

Antonia Novello

doctor
1994
A biography of the first female Surgeon General of the United States.

Judy Baca

artist
1994
Explores the life and career of this Mexican-American artist who painted the mural, The Great Wall of Los Angeles, with over 400 young people, showing the history of California and the different groups of people that live their.

La casa en Mango Street

1994
A young girl living in an Hispanic neighborhood in Chicago ponders the advantages and disadvantages of her environment and evaluates her relationships with family and friends.

Point me to tomorrow

2011
The members of Amigas Inc. prepare for big changes and busy schedules as they face studying for the SATs, applying to college, planning a quincea?era, and graduating from high school.

Tomando partido

2007
Fourteen-year-old Lincoln Mendoza, an aspiring basketball player, must come to terms with his divided loyalties and deal with a problematic coach when he moves from the Hispanic inner city of San Francisco to an affluent white suburb.

Max celebra el A?o Nuevo chino

2008
Max's friend Lily invites him to her family's celebration of Chinese New Year, and Max helps her prepare for the party.

La isla

1995
A young girl and her grandmother take an imaginary journey to the Caribbean island where her mother grew up and where some of her family still lives.

Me llamo Maria Isabel

1994
Maria Isabel must find a way to fit in with her new classmates in the U.S. yet still remain proud of her heritage.

The stranger

2011
Beginning his junior year at Cesar Chavez High School, Ernesto Sandoval didn't want to move back to the barrio until he sees Naomi Martinez and finds himself falling in love.

Dark secrets

2011
Ernesto tries to understand why Naomi puts up with physical abuse from her boyfriend Clay and finds himself intervening to protect her.

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