{"product_id":"elvira-a-mexican-immigrant-woman-hardcover","title":"Elvira: A Mexican immigrant woman - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElvira C. Hernandez\u003c\/b\u003e (Narrated by), \u003cb\u003eEduardo Hernández Chávez\u003c\/b\u003e (Compiled by), \u003cb\u003eEduardo Hernández Chávez\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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 Ch vez, first found WORK ON THE RAILROAD in \u003cstrong\u003eTexas\u003c\/strong\u003e 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\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 436\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.13 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 24, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52446708760883,"sku":"9780998974002","price":44.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/OU5yVVBxZXlGRzhJMm0xeHVqU1Yydz09.webp?v=1758992344","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/elvira-a-mexican-immigrant-woman-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}