Famous Mexican Americans (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Wendy Dunn, Janet Normura Morey
- First Published: 1989
- Time of Work: The 1930’s through 1988
- Setting: California, New Mexico, New York, Texas, and Washington, D.C.
- Principal Characters: César Chávez, Henry Cisneros, Patrick Flores, Dolores Huerta, Nancy López, Vilma Martínez, Luis Nogales, Edward James Olmos, Katherine Davalos Ortega, Blandina (Bambi) Cardenas Ramírez, Edward R. Roybal, Dan Sosa, Jr., Luis Valdez, William (Willie) Velásquez
- Genres: Nonfiction, Children’s literature, Biography
- Subjects: Social action, Acting or actors, Social reform, Politicians, Lawyers, Mexican Americans, Latinos, Biography, Unions or unionism
- Locales: California, New York, Washington, D.C., New Mexico, Texas
Form and Content
In Famous Mexican Americans, Janet Morey and Wendy Dunn have chosen to write about fourteen individuals who have made important contributions to the United States in a wide variety of professions. Although none of the resulting biographies is lengthy, each one traces the roots of its subject’s high achievement, thus explaining the occupations and many accomplishments of the nine men and five women. Each individual biography also illustrates, at least to some extent, the institutions and organizations within which the individuals have worked, such as...
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