Color
Subtitle: Latino voices in the Pacific Northwest
By: Lorane A. West.
Publisher: Washington State University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Pullman, Wash
Language: eng
Number of pages: 163
Subjects: Hispanic Americans -- Northwest, Pacific -- Interviews.; Hispanic Americans -- Northwest, Pacific -- Social conditions.; Northwest, Pacific -- Social conditions.; Northwest, Pacific -- Ethnic relations.; Northwest, Pacific -- Biography.
Genres: Interviews.; Biography.
Description: "Recent immigrants to the United States usually cannot read or speak English. Few are educated; some struggle to sign their own name. Yet they are able to do things many Americans have forgotten: to find joy in what others might find mundane; to work hard for very little while hoping for a better future; to love, accept, and support their families no matter what; and to place a higher value on relationships than possessions." "Based on exchanges she witnessed through her work as an interpreter and advocate for Spanish-speaking immigrants, author Lorane A. West paints a picture of their lives, and through her portraits gives Americans a glimpse of themselves that may both surprise and challenge."--BOOK JACKET.