I don't cry, but I remember : a Mexican immigrant's story of endurance

Author/Creator:: Lackie, Joyce, 1942- Author
Publication/Creation:: [Place of publication not identified] University of Arizona Press 2012
Format:: Book
Edition:: 1st ed.

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Full Title:: I don't cry, but I remember : a Mexican immigrant's story of endurance

Subjects:: Salguero, Viviana,1911-2000
Mexican American women--Cultural assimilation--Colorado--Biography
Immigrants--Colorado--Biography
Mexican Americans--Colorado

Table of Contents:: Introduction -- The early years, 1910 -- 1926 -- Courtship and marriage, 1926 -- 1930s -- Crossing the frontera, 1940s -- A new country but no new refuge, 1940s and early 1950s -- Transitions and the road toward cultural adaptation, the 1950s -- Motherhood in the labyrinth -- Faith as a bulwark -- Citizenship and politics -- Looking back.
Summary:: When Viviana Salguero came to the United States in 1946, she spoke very little English, had never learned to read or write, and had no job skills besides housework or field labor.She worked eighteen-hour days and lived outdoors as often as not.
Language:: English
Language Note:: English
Physical Type/Description:: 1 online resource (239 pages)
General Note:: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph