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Selena Quintanilla was born on April 16, 1971, the youngest sibling of 3, the others being Suzette and AB Quintanilla. Her parents are Abraham Quintanilla and Marcella Samora. Her father used to be a singer for a trio named the “Dinos”, but they faced discrimination and racism because they were mexican. Selena first started singing at 6 years old, when her father discovered that she had perfect pitch and was very talented. Abraham then started teaching his children to become a band, with Suzette playing the drums, AB playing the guitar, and Selena singing.

In an enchanting excerpt by Sonia Sanchez christened, “Norma”, Sonia concludes the anecdote by turning away and never agreeing again. Sonia has disagreed to many things, but not to a drug-riddled woman predicting her kids would make it against all odds. However, if one looks deeper into the text, it is clear the gesture displays the author’s opinion on the blatantly rigged system.

Enrique’s Journey written by Sonia Nazario is a work of non-fiction that follows the journey of a young Central American boy to find his mother Lourdes, who left him at the age of five. Before Nazario introduces Enrique she discusses the experiences she put herself through to gain a better understanding of the travels a migrant child and adult go through in their conquest to make it to the United States. While going through the trials that many migrants put themselves through Nazario learns the stories of different migrants and begins her search for a migrant child to bring attention to their story and create awareness about the situation children migrating are enduring to find their mothers in the United States. Nazario traces Enrique’s steps to experience his full journey and to describe the details in depth upon writing about the journey Enrique took to find his mother in the United States.

Reyita tells the story of Maria de los Reyes Castillo Bueno, a black Cuban woman living through several pivotal moments in Cuban history as a member of perhaps the most disenfranchised group of people in Cuban society; Reyita was poor, she was black, and she was a woman.

Hernan (also Hernando or Fernando) Cortes was born in Medellin, Estramadura, in Spain in 1485 to a family of minor nobility.

The book Esperanza Rising, by Pam Munoz Ryan, gives readers a reason to never be afraid of starting over. The main character named Esperanza, is faced with several challenging situations as a young girl. These challenging events are life changing at times, which forces her to make adult decisions at young age. The life Esperanza is forced to live is unfortunately a reality to many Mexican families that made the move to the United States in search of the American Dream. Events faced by Esperanza’s family alongside workers of the El Rancho de las Rosas, which Esperanza’s family owned, forces Esperanza to change into a mature young teenage female. Munoz Ryan shows Esperanza’s character change by challenges she is faced with. The outcome of these events show growth within her young life by the emotions Esperanza expresses. Throughout the book Munoz Ryan uses symbolism to show growth and change within all characters. However; it is obvious to see the symbolic aspects the author provides related to Esperanza’s changes. The author faces Esperanza with different events to help remind her of a once wealthy life along with her current immigrant life style. As a whole many factors influence Esperanza's change. In the onset of Esperanza Rising, Esperanza is a wealthy, spoiled and dependent eight year old child, due to life changing events, she matures into an independent and mature teenage female.

One unique character in Julia Alvarez’s Before We Were Free is Mundo De La Torre, the narrator’s father. In the chaotic country of the Dominican Republic, people are rebelling against the dreaded dictator, Rafael Trujillo. Mundo is part of this resistance, and he gives his life away in an attempt to liberate his country. He uses his courage and intellect to achieve his goal and assassinate Trujillo. When he was not plotting against the government, he was also being a father of three children. He always wants the best for his family, and he will do anything to grant them a good life. Throughout the novel, it is conveyed that Mundo De La Torre is a static (one that does not undergo important change in the course of the story), and a round character (one that is complex and undergoes development), persisting with his hatred for Rafael Trujillo, and devoting his life to protect his family.

Being an immigrant in the United States is very difficult because many people are introduced to a new language, people, etc. The poem “English Con Salsa” by Gina Valdes explains the struggle of an immigrant in the United States. Gina Valdes was born in Los Angeles, California. She grew up on both sides of the border. Her writing was affected by growing up on both sides of the border. She got a degree from the English and Spanish departments from the University of California. The poem English con Salsa explains her struggle of being introduced to a new country and how hard it was to get use to everything.

Juan Nepomuceno Seguin – Was a 19th-century Texas Senator, mayor, judge, and Justice of the Peace and a prominent participant in the Texas Revolution. Juan Nepomuceno Seguin was born in San Antonio de Bexar on October 27, 1806. He was the older of two sons of Erasmo Seguin

“Aguantando” means holding on. In the very first paragraph we see how important it is for the narrator, Yunior, to hold on to his father’s memory. Yunior lives with his mother (Mami), grandfather (Abuelo) and brother (Rafa). They live in a house where anything of value, including furniture, food, clothing and even Mami’s Bible is stained from a leaky roof. As a Hispanic male, believe me when I tell you there is nothing more sacred than Mami’s Bible in that home. Yet it is clear how important Papi’s pictures are because they’re always in a plastic sandwich bag to keep them dry. It’s also clear that Papi leaving was the

Gloria Jiménez wrote an essay at Tuffs University in 2003 named, “Against All Odds and Against the Common Good (Jiménez 116). The purpose of this essay is to persuade and support the following thesis: “Still, when all is said and done about lotteries bringing a vast amount of money into the lives of many people into the lives of a few, the states should not be in the business of urging people to gamble (Jiménez 116).” The evidence given in support of toward this argument does not point toward the proper thesis identified in the beginning of the essay.

Anachronologically deemed a feminist for her writings, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz stood in the New World as a defiant, female Catholic. Through her work, she displays her head-strong character, illuminating the hypocrisy that was flourishing in patriarchal Mexico while simultaneously creating metaphors that clearly showed how she viewed her situation. Moreover, through extenstive allusions, she displays her aptitude, proving that she had one true love in life: the love for learning. Perhaps doomed from the start because of her sex, any time Sor Juana delved into her passion she was bound to hear insolence from a traditional member of society, namely the Bishop of Puebla,

Spain during the 16th century has been described as a time of oppression, a time of exploitation of the subordinate class. For example, in the text of The Life of Lazarillo De Tormes a gluttonist priest offers Lazarillo scraps of an Eucharist bread, that was nibbled by mice. The priest tells Lazaro to take the bread, stating “There, eat that. The mouse is a clean animal.” This shows the how the higher class sees the lower class, it shows how they believe in offerings coming from them should be taken as a gift, even if a literal rodent has tampered with it. Most who could live during this this time usually were those who held high levels of intelligence and were also devious. Due to this, Lazarillo, being a man who holds the fore told

This is a quote found at the beginning of the book. Catrina (Cat) the main character is telling the reader about her little sister Maya’s health. She is telling the reader that her family is moving to the coast of northern California in town of Bahía de la Luna, in hopes of improving the quality of life for her sister. Maya is sick with cystic fibrosis. Cat is upset about moving because she does not want to leave her friends and school. However, she knows the move is crucial to her sister’s health and she will benefit from the salty cool air.

The kindness would show through by giving to others, the little they had left, that were more in need. The courage would be shown when they were scared, yet did not give up. Strength would be shown when they worked even harder for the things they did not have. Lastly, the woman told Franco that when these three things had been shown to travel to the top of the highest mountain by foot with all of the villagers that belonged to that tribe and ask for Julissa, the