Author: Melodie A. Cuate
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 184

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When Mr. Barrington's trunk transports Nick, Hannah, and Jackie to Gonzales, Texas, in 1835, the girls end up in a military camp and learn about life in the Mexican army, while Nick participates in events leading up to the Battle of Gonzales.

Author: Gerardo M. González
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253035570
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 169

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A touching memoir recounting the journey of a young Cuban immigrant to the US who went on to become a professor and university dean. In February 1962, three years into Fidel Castro’s rule of their Cuban homeland, the González family—an auto mechanic, his wife, and two young children—landed in Miami with a few personal possessions and two bottles of Cuban rum. As his parents struggled to find work, eleven-year-old Gerardo struggled to fit in at school, where a teacher intimidated him and school authorities placed him on a vocational track. Inspired by a close friend, Gerardo decided to go to college. He not only graduated but, with hard work and determination, placed himself on a path through higher education that brought him to a deanship at the Indiana University School of Education. In this deeply moving memoir, González recounts his remarkable personal and professional journey. The memoir begins with Gerardo’s childhood in Cuba and recounts the family’s emigration to the United States and struggles to find work and assimilate, and González’s upward track through higher education. It demonstrates the transformative power that access to education can have on one person’s life. Gerardo’s journey came full circle when he returned to Cuba fifty years after he left, no longer the scared, disheartened refugee but rather proud, educated, and determined to speak out against those who wished to silence others. It includes treasured photographs and documents from González’s life in Cuba and the US. His is the story of one immigrant attaining the American Dream, told at a time when the fate of millions of refugees throughout the world, and Hispanics in the United States, especially his fellow Cubans, has never been more uncertain. “Author and educator Gerardo M. González brilliantly illustrates the joys and struggles of the refugee experience, and the inarguable role of education as an open door to opportunity. This is a delightful read, and one that will inspire you to achieve greatness regardless of the odds.” —Dr. Eduardo J. Padrón, President, Miami Dade College “There can be no more persuasive testimony to the power of intelligence, commitment, and inspiration than Gerardo M. González’s memoir. The contribution of immigrants to America’s prosperity and national achievements is undeniably impressive. Yet, this transformational story of challenge and achievement, while individually exceptional, is nonetheless emblematic of the experience of countless immigrants who have made America better than it could otherwise have been. No finer antidote to the simplistic sloganeering of the immigration debate exists.” —John V. Lombardi, President Emeritus, University of Florida, and author of How Universities Work

Author: Laurence Gonzales
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
ISBN: 1557289999
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 319

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New collection of essays.

Author: Randy Gonzales, Jr.
Publisher: More Heart Than Talent
ISBN: 9780974092485
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 138

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Reading The Unbreakable Human Spirit will fuel the reader's mind, spirit, and heart with practical actions to assist them to break through from where they currently are to where they desire and deserve to be. For more than a decade, Randy Gonzales Jr. has focused on achievement. Randy will guide the reader to a life they have always dreamed of through the fulfillment of their greatest moment.

Author: Mina Gonzales
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1491703385
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 85

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Kidney failure, dialysis, and transplantation are three words that most people hope never to hear in their lifetimes. Mina Gonzales wasnt so lucky. In her memoir, she shares the story of her experiences, a story about choices, destiny, and the ultimate sacrifice that gives life. She knows the pitfalls and setbacks one faces when dealing with the realities of dialysis, organ donation, and kidney transplantation. She recalls those here, along with her journey of personal discovery, family strength, and community involvement. She faced trials and tribulations during dialysis but ultimately emerged victorious, having survived a kidney transplant for more than fifteen years. Her story could be anyones story. Along with her experiences, she focuses on facing the truth about life and recognizing the gift that it is. For anyone facing kidney failure, Gonzales provides the information that you need to know. She addresses not only broad questions of life through the lens of her personal experiences, but also specific questions relating to living with kidney failure: What is dialysis? What types are there? How long is a session? My Choice My Destiny: My Kidney Transplant Journey is intended to be used as a daily spiritual guide to help get through the long hours of dialysis. It is an honest expression of hope that you too will find your donor angel and live a long and healthy life.

Author: Ray Gonz‡lez
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 9780816519644
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 200

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Adopting the turtle as a metaphor for the Native American origins of border culture, the prominent American poet interweaves lyrical poetry, prose poems, short fiction, and nonfiction commentary to forge a new Chicano manifesto, a cultural memoir that traces both his personal journey and the communal journey that Mexican Americans have traveled throughout the century.

Author: Melodie A. Cuate
Publisher: Mr. Barrington's Mysterious Tr
ISBN: 9780896727045
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 167

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When Mr. Barrington's trunk transports Nick, Hannah, and Jackie to the Gulf of Mexico in 1686, they face Karankawa warriors and alligators, learn about French colonists in Texas, and meet Sieur de La Salle as they try to find the nine treasures that will take them home.

Author: Karen González
Publisher: MennoMedia, Inc.
ISBN: 1513804146
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 144

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Meet people who have fled their homelands. Hagar. Joseph. Ruth. Jesus. Here is a riveting story of seeking safety in another land. Here is a gripping journey of loss, alienation, and belonging. In The God Who Sees, immigration advocate Karen Gonzalez recounts her family’s migration from the instability of Guatemala to making a new life in Los Angeles and the suburbs of south Florida. In the midst of language barriers, cultural misunderstandings, and the tremendous pressure to assimilate, Gonzalez encounters Christ through a campus ministry program and begins to follow him. Here, too, is the sweeping epic of immigrants and refugees in Scripture. Abraham, Hagar, Joseph, Ruth: these intrepid heroes of the faith cross borders and seek refuge. As witnesses to God’s liberating power, they name the God they see at work, and they become grafted onto God’s family tree. Find resources for welcoming immigrants in your community and speaking out about an outdated immigration system. Find the power of Jesus, a refugee Savior who calls us to become citizens in a country not of this world.

Author: Ruben Gonzales
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781632211590
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 236

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Highly recommended for the Glory of God alone by Global Pastor Tommy Barnett Hobble with me on my life journey. Experience my expedition as I find my way through darkness boosted by alcohol. See a jungle filled with branches of bad choices, regret, and crooked paths. Feel my brokenness of knowing my life is wrong but having no clue on how to fix it. Rejoice with me as I describe the changing of my heart and the happiness associated with becoming a Child of the King. As a young man I wanted to change the world ... as a wise man I did much better by changing myself. It is my hope the reader will receive joy from the strength of the Lord and their faith is increased. Walk with me and see how God has given me a second chance and placed me on the eternal Path to Peace. Ruben Gonzales is a late blooming writer who uses personal experiences and humor to inspire others. He is a Vietnam veteran who served on the USS Gray DE-1054. His first Christian book called Barrio Walk: Stepping Into Wisdom is about growing up "south of the tracks" in Phoenix, Arizona. His MBA is from the University of Colorado; his undergraduate is from Arizona State University. During 39 years with USPS, he held several Postmaster positions and worked his way into the Executive ranks. He currently resides near Austin TX with his wife.

Author: Gerald E. Poyo
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292784902
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 214

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A century before the arrival of Stephen F. Austin's colonists, Spanish settlers from Mexico were putting down roots in Texas. From San Antonio de Bexar and La Bahia (Goliad) northeastward to Los Adaes and later Nacogdoches, they formed communities that evolved their own distinct "Tejano" identity. In Tejano Journey, 1770-1850, Gerald Poyo and other noted borderlands historians track the changes and continuities within Tejano communities during the years in which Texas passed from Spain to Mexico to the Republic of Texas and finally to the United States. The authors show how a complex process of accommodation and resistance—marked at different periods by Tejano insurrections, efforts to work within the political and legal systems, and isolation from the mainstream—characterized these years of changing sovereignty. While interest in Spanish and Mexican borderlands history has grown tremendously in recent years, the story has never been fully told from the Tejano perspective. This book complements and continues the history begun in Tejano Origins in Eighteenth-Century San Antonio, which Gerald E. Poyo edited with Gilberto M. Hinojosa.