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The new face of small-town America : snapshots of Latino life in Allentown, Pennsylvania Edgar Sandoval
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks F 159 .A44 S25 2010
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sandoval, Edgar, 1974-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hispanic Americans--Pennsylvania--Allentown--Social life and customs.
- Hispanic Americans.
- Hispanic Americans--Pennsylvania--Allentown--Social conditions.
- Immigrants--Pennsylvania--Allentown--Social life and customs.
- Immigrants.
- Immigrants--Pennsylvania--Allentown--Social conditions.
- Hispanic Americans--Pennsylvania--Allentown--Biography.
- Immigrants--Pennsylvania--Allentown--Biography.
- City and town life--Pennsylvania--Allentown.
- City and town life.
- Allentown (Pa.)--Social life and customs.
- Allentown (Pa.).
- Allentown (Pa.)--Social conditions.
- Allentown (Pa.)--Ethnic relations.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 152 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, c2010.
- Summary:
- "A collection of essays on the experiences of Latino immigrants in Allentown, Pennsylvania"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The ritual
- A principal duty
- Spanish sound bites
- Home away from home
- Little hero
- Music to their ears
- Priceless
- The fearful side of business
- Side by side
- Blatinos
- Julio
- Colorful pages
- ABCs
- Grading the parents
- Latino medicine
- Hooked on telenovelas
- A step behind
- City boys
- Spanglish
- The World Trade connection
- Latinos again
- One man, one mission
- Down to business
- Airwave wars
- Goooaaalll!!!
- Unfulfilled dreams
- A rich life
- Liberty and justice for all
- Man of the cross
- Full circle
- Finding the inner snowman
- Appendix.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 9780271036748 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0271036745 (cloth : alk. paper)
- OCLC:
- 643322787
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