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Salma Hayek is a good representative of the Mexican American culture. Salma was born September 2, 1966. She was born in the town of Coatzacoalcos, Mexico. Salma is a well-known actress. She has played many roles in various movies during her career. She also was a co-producer of her dream movie about a famous Mexican painter. Salma is a strong Mexican American woman who has made her dreams come true.

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2019 Pura Belpre Award winner

Summary: A mother and her child travel to America. When they left home and crossed over l, they became immigrants. They did not understand the language or speak it, and they made many mistakes. They finally found a place they could learn from and they loved it.

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2015 Pura Belpre Award winner

Summary: This story shows different words in English and Spanish. The young girl shows different things that are special to her.

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K-2 Book- Green is a Chile Pepper: A Book of Colors

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K-2 Book- Green is a Chile Pepper: A Book of Colors

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2015 Pura Belpre Award winner

Summary: A look at different things in the Hispanic culture through different colors. Children learn about the culture and colors.

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-Dolores Clara Fernández Huerta (born April 10, 1930)

-She is a civil rights activist and labor leader.

-Her and Cesar Chavez are co-founders of the National Farmworkers Association.

-Chavez and Huerta has the same goals of improving wages and lives of farm workers.

-She started advocating when she was in high school, because of how she was treated.

-She was determined to bring change to society, by encouraging cultural diversity.

-She has received many awards, such as the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

-She was the first Latina inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.

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Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Familys Fight for Desegregation (Jane Addams Award Book (Awards))

2015 Winner of the Pura Belpre Award

Summary:

Sylvia Mendez and her family fought for the ending of segregated schools in California. They were Mexican American citizens who spoke fluent English. Mendez’s parents tried enrolling her into an all white school that was close to their home. Members of the school board refused to allow her to attend the school, and recommend that she attend a school out of the way. The school they recommended did not have suitable conditions for students. Her family sought legal action. This all took place before the Brown vs. Board of Education ruling. The lawsuit her family organized with the Hispanic community brought an end to segregation in schools in their state.

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My Diary From Here to There/Mi diario de aqui hasta alla by Amada Irma Perez (Author), Maya Christina Gonzalez

2004 Winner of the Pura Belpre Award

Summary:

Amada keeps a diary of her experiences and hopes for the move to Los Angeles from Mexico that she overhears her parents talk about. She also records her fears of learning English. Through their journey North she learns how much her parents believe in her, and how much they love her. She learns that her father lost his job and wanted to move to the United States for better opportunities.

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Family Pictures / Cuadros De Familia  by Carmen Lomas Garza

1996 Winner of the Pura Belpre Award

Summary:

It is the story of Carmen Lomas Garza's childhood. The story is about the Mexican American girl celebrating her birthday. The story embraces cultural traditions. The book uses pictures to illustrate cultural experiences. The author and illustrator is a famous painter. Her paintings are known throughout both the United States and Mexico.

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- "Hispanics usually place great value on appearance as a sense of honor, dignity and pride."
- "With 329 million native speakers, Spanish ranks as the world's No. 2 language in terms of how many people speak it as their first language. It is slightly ahead of English (328 million) but behind Chinese (1.2 billion)."

Reference

Workplace Diversity. (2019). Facts about Hispanic Heritage, Culture and History. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://hispanicdiversity.com/articles/Facts-about-Hispanic-Heritage,-Culture-and-History

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Title: Esperanza Rising
Author: Pam Muñoz Ryan
Award: Pura Belpré Award (2002)
Genre: Historical Fiction

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Title: Before We Were Free
Author: Julia Alvarez
Award: Pura Belpré Award (2004)
Genre: Fiction

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Title: The Dreamer
Author: Pam Muñoz Ryan
Award: Pura Belpré Award (2011)
Genre: Fictionalized Biography