VOCABULARY: Quizlet
nimble Her fingers were more nimble now and her stitches were more even. The mountains and valleys in the blanket were easy. p. 160
listless But Mama was listless and Esperanza often found her weeping in silence. p. 161
penetrating There was no wind, only silence and penetrating cold. p167
cavernous Only twenty or so women gathered in the cavernous shed, sitting in a circle on upturned crates, protected from the wind by only a few
stacks of empty boxes.
repatriation "Repatriation," said Marta's aunt. "La Migra - the immigration authorities - round up people who cause problems and check their
papers. If they are not in order, or if they do not happen to have their papers with them, the immigration officials send them back to
Mexico." p 170
yearn She turned toward the wall, yearning for the holidays of her past, and repeated what was becoming a nightly ritual of silent tears. p 176
listless But Mama was listless and Esperanza often found her weeping in silence. p. 161
penetrating There was no wind, only silence and penetrating cold. p167
cavernous Only twenty or so women gathered in the cavernous shed, sitting in a circle on upturned crates, protected from the wind by only a few
stacks of empty boxes.
repatriation "Repatriation," said Marta's aunt. "La Migra - the immigration authorities - round up people who cause problems and check their
papers. If they are not in order, or if they do not happen to have their papers with them, the immigration officials send them back to
Mexico." p 170
yearn She turned toward the wall, yearning for the holidays of her past, and repeated what was becoming a nightly ritual of silent tears. p 176
Repatriation of Mexicans in the 1930sWatch this video to learn about how millions of Mexicans and Mexican-Americans were sent out of the United States in the 1930s to try to give jobs to white Americans during the Great Depression. In it, a present-day 5th grade class makes a presentation to the California legislature to try to have them include repatriation of Mexicans in textbooks and lessons in the state of California.
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Postcard: Kern County General Hospital: 1930sCrocheting a Zig-Zag blanket |