{"product_id":"elvira-a-mexican-immigrant-woman-9780998974019","title":"Elvira: A Mexican immigrant woman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eELVIRA \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eis the POIGNANT LIFE STORY OF A GIRL whose family IMMIGRATED TO THE UNITED STATES to escape the violence of the MEXICAN REVOLUTION (1910-1921). \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHer father, Jacobo Chávez, first found WORK ON THE RAILROAD in Texas and far-away states. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRemaining in El Paso, the WOMEN were obliged to LIVE IN CRAMPED BOXCARS WITH THEIR CHILDREN and to SEEK WORK AS DOMESTICS. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLater, her father found a better paying job in the MEAT-PACKING PLANTS OF KANSAS CITY. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFatefully, the Chavezes were then RECRUITED TO SCOTTSBLUFF, NEBRASKA where the ENTIRE FAMILY - some as young as five years old - LABORED IN THE SUGAR-BEET AND POTATO FIELDS. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eElvira weaves into her FAMILY HISTORY heartrending stories of BACKBREAKING LABOR, ILLNESS AND DEATH, and the challenges of RACISM and of LIFE BETWEEN TWO VERY DIFFERENT CULTURES. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eTUBERCULOSIS strikes several family members. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePoisonings from BOOTLEG WHISKEY. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRACIAL CONFLICT with Anglo-Americans and Blacks. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSUPPRESSION OF SPANISH by teachers. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSevere RESTRICTIONS ON GIRLS' BEHAVIOR. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCONTROL of family members BY PATRIARCHAL MEN. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMEXICAN CULTURAL PRACTICES: courtship and marriage; festive celebrations. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow married, Elvira and her husband Maique STRIVE TO MAKE A BETTER LIFE for their family. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eMaique frees himself from his FATHER'S DOMINATION. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAfter many years of day labor, they manage to rent their own farm and BECOME SHARECROPPERS. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHER CHILDREN graduate and leave home to FIND MEANINGFUL LIVES IN AMERICAN SOCIETY. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eElvira ENDURES THE EARLY DEATHS of her husband and two of her sons. She STRUGGLES TO SURVIVE in the face of a meager education and her lack of skills other than farm work. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eShe is forced to take a series of menial jobs to SUPPORT TWO YOUNG SONS. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShe seeks out and becomes successful in positions ADVOCATING FOR MIGRANT FARMWORKERS, ORGANIZING A WOMEN'S SENIOR CENTER, AND SERVING AS A \"FOSTER GRANDMOTHER\" IN A MIGRANT CHILD CARE CENTER. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eElvira RETIRES AT AGE 89. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eSpends her summers WORKING IN HER VEGETABLE GARDEN and TENDING HER BELOVED FLOWERS. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIn 2012, ELVIRA DIES AT home at the age of 102. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elvira C. Hernandez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ediciones Lengua y Cultura\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/04\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 438\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.97d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780998974019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHernandez, Elvira C.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - In 1916 when ELVIRA CHAVEZ was six years old, her family IMMIGRATED TO THE UNITED STATES to escape the violence of the MEXICAN REVOLUTION. Her father quickly found WORK ON THE RAILROAD in EL PASO, TEXAS; then in the MEAT-PACKING PLANTS of KANSAS CITY; and finally on the FARMS of SCOTTSBLUFF, NEBRASKA. In Kansas City, Elvira became the PRIMARY MAKER OF TORTILLAS for the family. It was conservatively calculated that, over her lifetime, she MADE A TOTAL OF MORE THAN ONE MILLION TORTILLAS. In Nebraska, BEGINNING AT AGE ELEVEN, Elvira LABORED IN THE SUGAR-BEET AND POTATO FIELDS FOR NEARLY 50 YEARS. After that, she served as an ADVOCATE FOR MIGRANT FARM WORKERS, FOUNDED A WOMEN'S SENIOR CENTER, and WORKED IN A MIGRANT DAYCARE CENTER until her retirement at the age of 89.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHernández Chávez, Eduardo:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - EDUARDO HERNÁNDEZ CHÁVEZ held academic positions at UC Berkeley, Stanford University, and most recently the UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO as an ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF LINGUISTICS AND DIRECTOR OF CHICANA\/O STUDIES until his retirement in 2002. He has PUBLISHED NUMEROUS WORKS IN LINGUISTICS and SOCIOLINGUISTICS, and has compiled several publications in CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, MUSIC, MEMOIRS and GENEALOGY. Eduardo worked in the SUGAR-BEET FIELDS of Scottsbluff, Nebraska for ten years beginning at age eleven. Out of this experience, he became involved in CHICANO COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES throughout his career, including those dealing with MIGRANT EDUCATION, land-grant and LANGUAGE RIGHTS ISSUES in New Mexico, and CHICANA\/O STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS. Since the 1960's, Eduardo has been active in SUPPORT OF THE FARMWORKERS' STRUGGLE in California. In Albuquerque, NM, he was one of the founders of the Recuerda a César Chávez Committee, a group that continues to commemorate the work of Chávez and Dolores Huerta.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ediciones Lengua y Cultura","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43150709325939,"sku":"9.781E+12","price":24.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_47a23b56-d3e3-479f-9e65-a7767383ac36.jpg?v=1750771041","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/elvira-a-mexican-immigrant-woman-9780998974019","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}