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Bezig met laden... American Chica: Two Worlds, One Childhooddoor Marie Arana
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. This memoir was filled with interesting stories, history, and poignant observations about the adventures and difficulties of having a mixed background. I was the first person in my family to be born in the U.S. Although both of my parents are from the same country, I identified greatly with the author's feeling of not belonging in either country, always an "other." In Colombia, I am a foreigner; in the U.S., I am a minority. I am too "Americanized" for my family, having adopted values of American culture: independence, belief in equality, and a non-traditional approach to gender, family, and marriage. I liked how the author tied things together in the final chapter, even though it seemed a bit rushed compared to other chapters. Overall, I think it's a good book for readers who have experienced being "outsiders" in one place or another. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Biography & Autobiography.
Multi-Cultural.
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HTML:In her father??s Peruvian family, Marie Arana was taught to be a proper lady, yet in her mother??s American family she learned to shoot a gun, break a horse, and snap a chicken??s neck for dinner. Arana shuttled easily between these deeply separate cultures for years. But only when she immigrated with her family to the United States did she come to understand that she was a hybrid American whose cultural identity was split in half. Coming to terms with this split is at the heart of this graceful, beautifully realized portrait of a child who ??was a north-south collision, a New World fusion. An American Chica.? Here are two vastly different landscapes: Peru??earthquake-prone, charged with ghosts of history and mythology??and the sprawling prairie lands of Wyoming. In these rich terrains resides a colorful cast of family members who bring Arana??s historia to life...her proud grandfather who one day simply st Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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The very first sentence of American Chica sets the entire tone of Arana's memoir, "The corridors of my skull are haunted" (p 5). Indeed, Arana's family history hides ghosts and her story prods proverbial skeletons out of closets. I won't give away the details but there was one moment in Arana's story that had me holding my breath. She has a brush with impropriety that is tinged with the guilty question of did I bring this on myself? Is it somehow my fault? I could relate.The most poignant pieces of Arana's writing was when she was remembering her innocence; the times when prejudice didn't darken her childhood. ( )