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At a very young age, Olivia left her family and traditions in Mexico to live with her mother, Carmen, in one of Los Angeles's most exclusive and nearly all-white gated communities. Based on over twenty years of research, noted scholar Mary Romero brings Olivia's remarkable story to life. W...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Romero, Mary (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, ©2011.
Temas:
Women household employees > United States > History.
Hispanic American women > Employment > History.
Minority women > Employment > United States > History.
Employées de maison > États-Unis > Histoire.
Américaines d'origine latino-américaine > Travail > Histoire.
Femmes issues des minorités > Travail > États-Unis > Histoire.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Labor & Industrial Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Emigration & Immigration.
Hispanic American women > Employment
Minority women > Employment
Women household employees
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:At a very young age, Olivia left her family and traditions in Mexico to live with her mother, Carmen, in one of Los Angeles's most exclusive and nearly all-white gated communities. Based on over twenty years of research, noted scholar Mary Romero brings Olivia's remarkable story to life. We watch as she struggles through adolescence, declares her independence and eventually goes off to college and becomes a successful professional. Much of her extraordinary story is told in Olivia's voice and we hear of both her triumphs and her setbacks. We hear the painful realization of wanting to claim a M.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 267 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-263) and index.
ISBN:9780814777251
0814777252

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