Dionicio Morales: A Life in Two Cultures [Paperback]

Dionicio Morales (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 11 and up

This compelling autobiography recounts his parents' immigration to the United States, the family's battles with tuberculosis, and political activism.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...adjustments of Mexican immigrants to an environment where their labor was needed, but their settlement was less than welcome." -- Booklist

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 11 and up
  
• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Pinata Books (October 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558852190
• ISBN-13: 978-1558852198
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,377,041 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Story, January 12, 2001

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Robin (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dionicio Morales: A Life in Two Cultures (Paperback)

Reading this book made me feel like I was sitting around the campfire, listening to my grandfather tell about the old days. It tells about the struggles of a family leaving Mexico during the revolution in search of a better life in the United States. I especially found it interesting since I live in the Los Angeles area because you learn a lot of history about the area. It is very fast, easy reading and hard to put down. It's a great story to read at any age.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "struggle for acceptability", June 10, 2001

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Shalizeh "shalizeh2" (California United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dionicio Morales: A Life in Two Cultures (Paperback)

I think is a great book that tells the struggles of Mexican American family emigrating to the United States. It is a great source of information for people like me, who would like to learn more about another culture. The struggle and the rewards, the suffering and the satisfaction that the author goes through is compelling.

4.0 out of 5 stars Very, very interesting reading, February 5, 2009

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Joey - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Dionicio Morales: A Life in Two Cultures (Paperback)

It is a very simply written autobiography that has helped me to understand why my own father had his strong opinions about sticking with "our kind". Morales' experiences were so much like my father's during those years. What I experienced was only a fraction of their indignities.
What surprised me about this book, while reading about the struggles and demoralization of Mexicans and Mex-American, was that it didn't anger me. Instead it encouraged me to do my part in helping those that continue to struggle in this great country of ours.