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Little Lobo and Bernabé are bringing supplies to the big celebration in the country across the bridge -- but everyone else seems to be going, too! During the long delay, they see all kinds of people on the bridge for different reasons and speaking different languages, but when someone has a grumpy moment, they all come together to make the wait as good as can be.
3) El field
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International border crossing as a daily constant is an unusual life habit. Especially when Mexican urban dwellers do so to work as agricultural field laborers in the United States. In a time when immigration has taken the political center stage across the globe, El field contributes to the discussion by providing a compelling portrait in motion of the life, work and industry of a forgotten section of the largest, busiest land transit border in the...
5) 9 star hotel
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Palestine in Fiction: Palestinian Authors
Palestine: Analysis, Fiction, Film, Poetry, and Children's Literature
Palestine: Analysis, Fiction, Film, Poetry, and Children's Literature
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This unflinching documentary follows Ahmed and Muhammad, two of the many Palestinians who illegally cross the border into the Israeli city of Modi'in in search of work. Together they share food, belongings and stories, and live under the constant threat of imprisonment from soldiers and police. With raw, handheld images, this disconcerting yet touching film documents friendship, nostalgia and the uncompromising urge to survive.
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Picture Books for Hispanic Heritage Month 2023
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
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Yenebi, her sister Melanie, and mom drive to school every morning across the US-Mexico border.
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"An inside look at the U.S./Mexican border through the eyes of former U.S. Border Patrol agent, Vincent Vargas, who served in Iraq and Afghanistan with the U.S. Army's 75th Ranger Regiment. Featuring a Foreword by #1 New York Times bestselling author Jocko Willink. The U.S./Mexican border stretches nearly 2,000 miles and is protected by a thin line of overworked and underfunded U.S. Border Patrol Agents, who risk their lives every day. Stigmatized...
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Salam is an amateurish young Palestinian man who becomes a writer on a popular soap opera after a fortuitous meeting with an Israeli soldier. His artistic career is on the rise until the soldier and the show's financial sponsors disagree about how the show should end, and Salam gets caught in the middle.
12) Frontera
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"As long as he remembers to stay smart and keep his eyes open, Mateo knows that he can survive the trek across the Sonoran Desert that will take him from Mexico to the United States. That is until he's caught by the Border Patrol only moments after sneaking across the fence in the dead of night. Escaping their clutches comes at a price and, lost in the desert without a guide or water, Mateo is ill-prepared for the unforgiving heat that is sure to...
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Carlos Fuentes examina la separación entre México y Estados Unidos con el cristal de la discriminación, el racismo, la violencia, pero también la fuerza de la vida mexicana, que parece sobrevivir a todas las agresiones.
This novel portrays Carlos Fuentes' best; it is aggressive, sharp, and powerful. With penetrating humor and frank narrative, the nine stories depict the rift that has occurred between the U.S. and Mexico in the last two hundred...
15) Clemente
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Un hombre cruza el Rio Grande con la esperanza de empezar una nueva vida en América. Cuando una inesperada redada lo separa de su familia, Clemente es forzado a abrirse camino de regreso. Su traumático viaje ilustra les motivaciones y peligros de muchas personas que enfrentan valerosamente esta desafiante odisea.
A man crosses the Rio Grande in hopes of starting a new life in America. When an unexpected raid separates him from his family, Clemente...
17) Border crossings
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"As two ocelots attempt to cross the United States-Mexico border, they face obstacles that drive home the catastrophic effects of a wall on the plants and animals of the border--and the many benefits of keeping the border barrier-free"--
18) Sin nombre
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Sayra is a beautiful young Honduran woman who joins her father and uncle on an odyssey to cross the gauntlet of the Latin American countryside en route to the United States. Along the way she crosses paths with El Casper, a teenage Mexican gang member, who is maneuvering to outrun his violent past and elude his unforgiving former associates.
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