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Villasenor, Victor – 1994
This book contains memoirs about growing up as the son of Mexican immigrants in rural California, as well as stories that the author's parents told him about their childhoods and village life in Mexico. In a preface and introductory stories, the immigrant explains how his family culture sustained him during bad experiences in school, and describes…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Autobiographies, Early Experience, Family History
Lukes, Marguerite, Ed.; Rawson, Katherine, Ed. – 1993
On Saturdays, neighbors in the Mount Pleasant area of the District of Columbia come together to participate in the family involvement component of The Books Project, a teacher education program that trains teachers to implement writing workshops in language diverse classrooms. The Family Involvement Project expands The Books Project to include…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Cultural Differences, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged
