Am I Blue or Am I Green? / Azul o verde. ?Cual soy yo?

Beatrice Zamora

Format
Hardback
Publisher
Tolteca Press
Published
15 June 2021
Pages
36
ISBN
9780981695051

Am I Blue or Am I Green? / Azul o verde. ?Cual soy yo?

Beatrice Zamora

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Am I Blue or Am I Green- ?Azul o verde, cual soy yo? is a children’s bilingual (Spanish and English) book that explores through the eyes of a child the differences between the Red, White and Blue of the American flag and the Green, White and Red of the Mexican flag. Topics covered include: Identity, Chicano-Latino-Mexican-American Identity, Immigrant Identity, Bilingual (Spanish-English), Undocumented Status, Mixed Status Family, Citizenship, Farm Workers Identity, Mexican Cultural Traditions, BIPOC Pocho, Resilience and Freedom. This bilingual (English/Spanish) children’s book explores the feelings of a child who is an American Citizen and whose parents are Undocumented Immigrants. The child examines his life where he enjoys the American experience and lives in a home where his parents speak Spanish and practice the traditions of Mexico. Although he enjoys baseball and soccer, reggae and rock en Espanol, Santa Claus and Las Posadas, he feels the fear of his parent’s uncertain status. He explores the difference between being American and being an immigrant, and he acknowledges the limbo status that so many immigrants experience of not fully belonging to either country. Ultimately, he reaches an elegant solution, a coming to terms of his life and the richness he draws from two distinct cultural heritages. He is a symbol of resiliency and pride. This book focuses upon the Mexican- American/Chicano/a immigrant experience, but it is one that all immigrant communities can relate to while also providing an inside view from the child’s point of view. It is fun and light-hearted while also emotional and moving at times. This is a great read for children in mixed status homes, for immigrant parents, for teachers and community members who interface with immigrant populations. It is an Insightful view of the challenging world of the child of immigrant parents in the United States and the beauty of resilience.

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