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"Varon interweaves recollections of growing up in Vietnam-era Denver with stories of her gambler father, son of Sephardic Jewish immigrants, and offers an introduction to Sephardic culture contrasted with Ashkenazic culture, examines the forging of identity within the potentially destructive Am...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Varon, Jodi, 1953-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, 2006.
Temas:
Varon, Jodi, > 1953- > Family.
Varon, Jodi, > 1953- > Childhood and youth.
Varon, Jodi, > 1953-
Jews > Colorado > Denver > Social life and customs.
Sephardim > Colorado > Social life and customs.
Ashkenazim > Colorado > Social life and customs.
Juifs > Colorado > Denver > Mœurs et coutumes.
Séfarades > Colorado > Mœurs et coutumes.
Ashkénazes > Colorado > Mœurs et coutumes.
HISTORY > State & Local.
Childhood and youth of a person.
Ashkenazim > Social life and customs.
Families.
Jews > Social life and customs.
Sephardim > Social life and customs.
Colorado.
Colorado > Denver.
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Varon interweaves recollections of growing up in Vietnam-era Denver with stories of her gambler father, son of Sephardic Jewish immigrants, and offers an introduction to Sephardic culture contrasted with Ashkenazic culture, examines the forging of identity within the potentially destructive American "melting pot," and challenges stereotypes of the American West"--Provided by publisher
Descripción Física:1 online resource (175 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-175).
ISBN:9780826265395
0826265391
9780826216465
0826216463

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