Domincan+Immigration

=Dominican Immigration=

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__Literature Circle Texts__
====How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez - This sensitive story of four sisters who must adjust to life in America after having to flee from the Dominican Republic is told through a series of episodes beginning in adulthood, when their lives have been shaped by U. S. mores, and moving backwards to their wealthy childhood on the island. Adapting to American life is difficult and causes embarrassment when friends meet their parents, anger as they are bullied and called "spics," and identity confusion following summer trips to the family compound in the Dominican Republic. These interconnected vignettes of family life, resilience, and love are skillfully intertwined and offer young adults a perspective on immigration and families as well as a look at America through Hispanic eyes. (From //School Library Journal//)====



__**Helpful Links**__

 * 1) [|Dominican Immigration: Understanding the Push-Pull Factors of Immigration to the United States in the 1960’s]: Contains 11 high school lesson plans on the history and geography of the Dominican Republic as well as the reasons for Dominican immigration to the United States.
 * 2)  Chicano Literature and film resources for secondary language arts teaching about Mexican American experience.