That's Not Fair! / iNo Es Justo!
Emma Tenayuca's Struggle for Justice/La lucha de Emma Tenayuca por la justicia
A vivid depiction of the early injustices encountered by a young Mexican-American girl in San Antonio in the 1920's, this book tells the true story of Emma Tenayuca. Emma learns to care deeply about poverty and hunger during a time when many Mexican Americans were starving to death and working unreasonably long hours at slave wages in the city's pecan-shelling factories. Through astute perception, caring, and personal action, Emma begins to get involved, and eventually, at the age of 21, leads 12,000 workers in the first significant historical action in the Mexican-American struggle for justice. Emma Tenayuca's story serves as a model for you…
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Teneyuca, Sharyll / Ybanez, Terry (Illustr.)
- ISBN: 978-0-916727-33-8
- EAN: 9780916727338
- Produktnummer: 3537981
- Verlag: Wings Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
- Seitenangabe: 40 S.
- Masse: H31.4 cm x B23.6 cm x D1.3 cm 526 g
- Abbildungen: colour illus
- Gewicht: 526
- Sonstiges: Children / Juvenile
Über den Autor
Carmen Tafollais one of the most anthologized of all Latina poets, with poems for both adults and children appearing in more than 200 anthologies. She is the author of the Bluebonnet Award-nominated Baby Coyote and the Old Woman. Sharyll Teneyuca is a social justice lawyer and the niece of Emma Tenayuca. Terry Ybanez is the illustrator of Christmas Tree: El Arbol de Navidad and Hairs/Pelitos. They all live in San Antonio, Texas.
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