| Description |
xxiv, 160 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
1. The Encounter. From the Border to the Barrio. Mi Memry. Solomonsville, Arizona, 1935. Being Poor. My Cardboard House. My Eyes Are Falling Down. My First Impressions of U.S.A. Crossing the Border -- 2. Surviving. Washington, D.C., 1940. My Life Is Boring. Jose Wants to Be a Priest'. I Didn't Pass the SAT. I Have No Address. Taipei, Taiwan, August 1970. I Am the Boy with the Oranges. Kim Ho Park. An Individual, But Not Totally. Polka-Dot Family -- 3. Gangs. Los Angeles, 1954. I Could Smell the Blood. River of Lagrimas. Mommy, Where's My Daddy? Gang-Banging. Mi Vida Loca. Problem Child. Gangs through the Eyes of an Emergency Room Nurse. Bloods and Crips: The Conflict. Living in the Housing Projects. Dino -- 4. L.A. on Fire. Flashes of Defiance. Every Black Man Is a Potential Rodney King. It Was a Nightmare. Violence Defeats Itself. I Wanted to Go Back to the Philippines. It Gave Me a Heavy Heart. Yashunda. Stop the Madness -- 5. A Richer Stew. Rolling Hills, September 1973 |
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Earthquakes and Other Challenges. Miyako Wants Another Husband. I Wasn't There. Close to Death. Nada. Nigerian Black Magic -- 6. Conflict in the Dark Room. Washington, D.C., 1942. Ancient Conficts: Present Pain. Lebanese Restaurant in Red. It's Easy to Kill. Untouchable. Constanza. Work Brings Freedom. Hungarian Refugee. Life with Only Chopin. February 1989/August 1974 -- 7. Possibilities. Love in Lagos. Is Love, Like Real? Forgiveness. September 1989. The Geode. Ashamed of My Mom. Flight from North Korea: My Father's Story. Why I Love Being Italian -- 8. We Are All Related. An Indian Son. An Indian Daughter. Marie. Dancing Leaf. June 1991, Last Day of the Semester |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-160) |
| Subject |
American literature -- California -- Los Angeles.
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Ethnic groups -- California -- Los Angeles -- Literary collections.
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Minorities -- California -- Los Angeles -- Literary collections.
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Immigrants -- California -- Los Angeles -- Literary collections.
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American literature -- Minority authors.
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American literature -- 20th century.
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| SUBJECT |
Los Angeles (Calif.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021240 -- Literary collections.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001634
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| Genre/Form |
Literature.
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| Author |
Ottesen, Carol Clark.
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| LC no. |
99014679 |
| ISBN |
0761814027 alkaline paper |
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