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Raulito : the First Latino Governor of Arizona

Author: Rivera-Ashford, Roni Capin

Follett Number: 1776FNX
Audience: Middle School
Publisher: Pinata Books, Arte Publico Press, 2021
Format: xv, 63 pages, xv, 63 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
ISBN-13: 978-1-55885-916-6
ISBN-10: 1-55885-916-0
LCCN: 2021-935217
Dewey: 979.1
Classifications: Biography; Nonfiction

Subjects:
Biographies
Castro, Raul H., 1916-2015
Governors Arizona Biography
Hispanic Americans Arizona Biography
Spanish Language Materials Bilingual
Upside-Down Books
Text in English and Spanish.;Translated from the English.;Titles from separate title pages; works issued back-to-back and inverted. "As a boy growing up in Arizona in the 1920s and 1930s, Raulito experienced discrimination on a regular basis. He wasn't allowed to ride the bus to school with his Anglo friends, so he walked four miles each way, every day. He couldn't swim in the local pool with everyone else because Mexicans could only swim on Saturdays, the day before it was closed for cleaning. And like other Spanish-speaking children, he was regularly hit for speaking his native language at school. This . . . bilingual 'flip' book for intermediate readers recounts the life story of Raul H. Castro, who was elected the first Mexican-American governor of Arizona in 1974. Fondly known as Raulito, he was one of eleven children born in the Mexican state of Sonora. His family moved to Pirtleville, Arizona, in 1918 when he was two years old. His family was poor, and their financial situation worsened when his father, a miner, died of lung disease ten years later at the age of 42. In spite of the many obstacles he encountered, including racism and poverty, Raulito grew up to be a teacher, attorney, judge, diplomat and ultimately the first and only Latino governor of Arizona from 1975-1977. He also served as the US Ambassador to El Salvador from 1964-1968, to Bolivia from 1968-1969 and to Argentina from 1977-1980. This . . . biography will acquaint young readers with the difficulties Mexican Americans encountered in obtaining basic rights such as access to education and jobs and will motivate them to persevere in spite of difficulties"--Publisher's website.

From the publisher:
This bilingual biography for kids ages 8-14 follows the dreams and achievements of Raul H. Castro, who was the first Latino governor of Arizona and US Ambassador to El Salvador, Bolivia and Argentina.

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