,,BRAVO6
     ,POEMS ,AB ,AMAZ+ ,HISPANICS

            ,M>G>ITA ,5GLE


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  ,9 MEMORY ( ,DR4 ,TOM^/AS ,RIV]A1 MY
CR1TIVE WRIT+ PR(ESSOR
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  ,TO H]OES 9 ! MAK+1 :O COME 9 DI6]5T
COLORS1 %APES1 & SIZES
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SP>K2 ,JULIA ,SOOY2 MY AG5T1 ,MI*ELLE
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PILOT,-! ,HISPANICS F1TUR$ 9 ?
COLLEC;N COME F _M DI6]5T BACKGR.DS &
F _M DI6]5T C.TRIES4 ,CELEBRATE _!
A3OMPLI%;TS & _! 3TRIBU;NS TO A
COLLECTIVE HI/ORY & A COMMUN;Y T
3T9UES TO EVOLVE & ?RIVE TD6
  ,POEMS SPOTLI<T ,A^/IDA DE ,ACO/A1
,>NOLD ,ROJAS1 ,B>UJ ,B5AC>RAF1
,C^/ES> ,*^/AVEZ1 ,FABIOLA ,CABEZA DE
,BACA1 ,F^/ELIX ,V>ELA1 ,GEORGE
,MEL^/ENDEZ ,W"R1 ,JOS^/E ,M>T^/I1
,JUAN DE ,MIRALLES1 ,JUANA ,BRIONES1
,JULIA DE ,BURGOS1 ,L\IS ,AGASSIZ
,FU]TES1 ,PAUL9A ,P$ROSO1 ,PURA
,BELPR^/E1 ,ROB]TO ,CLE;TE1 ,TITO
,PU5TE1 ,TOM^/AS ,RIV]A1 & ,YN^/ES
,MEX^/IA4





^1,M>G>ITA ^1,5GLE IS ! ,CUBAN
,AM]ICAN AU?OR ( _M V]SE BOOKS1 9CLUD+
,NEWB]Y ,HONOR ,BOOK .7,! ,SURR5D]
,TREE2.' ,,P5 ,,USA ,AW>D W9N] .7,!
,LI<TN+ ,DR1M]2.' & A MEMOIR 9 V]SE1
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9CLUD+ AN 9AUGURAL ,WALT] ,D1N ,MY]S
,HONOR1 ! ,LEE ,B5NETT ,HOPK9S ,POETRY
,AW>D1 & ! ,PURA ,BELPR^/E ,AW>D4
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) H] HUSB& 9 C5TRAL ,CALI=NIA4
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#BJAB HE 0 SELECT$ BY ! ,LIBR>Y (
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               ,,BRAVO6             #A
     ,POEMS ,AB ,AMAZ+ ,HISPANICS

        ,,,JUAN DE MIRALLES,'
             #AGAC-#AGHJ
                ,CUBA
              ,,F/ ,,FR

,I 2LIEVE 9 ! GD CAUSE
( ,AM]ICAN 9DEP5D;E F ,5GL&4
,?\S&S ( SOLDI]S F ,SPA9
& ALL ! REGIONS ( ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA
>E FI<T+ SIDE BY SIDE
) ,GEORGE ,WA%+TON'S M51
Z WE /RU7LE TO DEF1T ! ,BRITI%4

,GEORGE ,WA%+TON IS MY CLOSE FR4
,WE'VE RIDD5 TGR 9 P>ADES1 & LA/ YE>
WE CELEBRAT$ A FE/IVE ,NEW ,YE>'S ,EVE
AT MY HOME 9 ,PHILADELPHIA4

,N[1 9 DEEP SN[1 SOLDI]S AT ,YORKT[N
>E />V+1 _! TEE? W1K5$ BY SCURVY1
A 41SE T C ONLY 2 CUR$
) FRE% FRUIT4

,GEORGE ASKS ME TO HELP BY S5D+ MY
  %IPS
BACK TO ! ISL& ( ,CUBA,-MY HOMEL&,-
S T ,I C DELIV] A FRAGRANT LOAD (
  JUICY GRE5
TROPICAL LIMES
& TA/Y
P9K GUAVAS4

,FRE% FRUIT R1LLY IS ! CURE = SCURVY4
,SOON1 ! SOLDI]S >E SAV$ F ILL;S1
& :5 !Y FI<T1 !Y W9
\R BATTLE AG/ ! ,BRITI%4

,"S"TS FR%IP
IS ! SWEETE/ =M
( C\RAGE4







          ,,F^/ELIX ,,V>ELA         #C
             #AGHH-#AHEC
                ,CUBA
            ,,*OOS+ ,,P1CE

,MY FAMILY'S TRADI;N IS FI<T+4
,I AM EXPECT$ TO 2COME A SOLDI]4
,BY ! AGE ( F\RTE51 ,I "K T ,I W N"E
FIRE A GUN1 OR C>RY A S^W4

,I D N WI% TO KILL M51 S 9/1D1 ,I R1D1
/UDY1 T1*1 & :5 ,I DECIDE TO 2 A
  PRIE/1
,I PR1* AG/ CRUELTY1 SP1K+ \ 9 FAVOR
( FRE$OM = SLAVES1 & FRE$OM
= ! COLONIES ( ,SPA94

,DEM&+ JU/ICE IS DANG]\S6
,=C$ TO FLEE MY HOMEL&1 ,I'M FOLL[$
BY AN ASSASS91 B :5 ,I SP1K TO HM
( K9D;S1 HE LI/5S1
*OOS+ P1CE4

,Z AN EXILE 9 ,NEW ,YORK1 ,I 2COME !
  PRIE/
AT A *UR* ATT5D$ BY SURVIVORS
( ! HORRIBLE FAM9E T S5DS
?\S&S ( ,IRI% FAMILIES
FLEE+ />VA;N1
SEEK+ REFUGE
9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4

,I "W H>D TO HELP ,IRI% FAMILIES BUILD
  S*OOLS
= _! *N1 & ,I T5D *OL]A PATI5TS1
& ,I DEF5D ,IRI% ,AM]ICAN BOYS & GIRLS
AG/ 9SULTS F MOBS
:O HATE !M
J 2C _! P>5TS
>E IMMIGRANTS4










          ,,JUANA ,,BRIONES         #E
             #AHJB-#AHHI
               ,MEXICO
            ,,,ON MY [N,'

,I 0 BORN 9 ,ALTA ,CALI=NIA
:5 X / 2L;G$ TO ,SPA94

,? IS A L& ( GD H]BS
& GRT SORR[S,-! 3QUE/
( .1LOS .19DIOS1 MY SOLDI]-HUSB&'S
CRUEL JOB4

,:5 HE HITS ME1 ,I L1VE HM1
& = _M YE>S1 F/ "U ,SPANI% RULE1
!N ,MEXICAN1 & N[ ,AM]ICAN1
,I SURVIVE Z A RAN*] & H1L]1
CUR+ ! SICK ) M$IC9AL PLANTS1
& H1L+ MYF
) 9DEP5D;E4





          ,,PAUL9A ,,P$ROSO
             #AHDE-#AIBE
                ,CUBA
            ,,EQUAL ,,"RS

,JOS^/E ,M>T^/I & ALL ! O!R EXIL$
  POETS
MEET 9 MY ,FLORIDA HOME1 ": !Y RECITE
B1UTI;L V]SES1 & 4CUSS WAYS TO BR+
  FRE$OM
TO \R HOMEL&4

,!Y CALL ME A H]O9E = CR1T+
A FR%IP SOCIETY ( BLACK & :ITE
  .1CUBANOS1
ALL ( U LIV+ 9 EXILE1 ": WE HELP EA*
  O!R1
& HELP ! NE$Y,-ORPHANS1 WID[S1 ! POOR
  444

,:5 MY FR & ,I WALK >M 9 >M1
X IS A ^W.S /ATE;T ( EQUAL;Y1
,M>T^/I'S LI<T SK9 & MY D>K SK9
SIDE BY SIDE4

          ,,JOS^/E ,,M>T^/I         #G
             #AHEC-#AHIE
                ,CUBA
          ,,,! MAGIC ( ^WS,'

,Z A * ON ! ISL&1 ,I SEE 9JU/ICE1
S ,I WRITE AB FRE$OM1 B AT SIXTE51
,I'M >RE/$1 & AF MON?S ( H>D LABOR
9 PRISON1 ,I AM =C$ TO FLEE MY HOMEL&4

,9 ,NEW ,YORK1 ,I /ROLL "? ,C5TRAL
  ,P>K
) ! *N ( O!R EXILES1 TELL+ /ORIES
( G5TLE ELEPHANTS & 5*ANT$ %RIMP 444

,I SAY T EA* "D IS A POEM4
,"S H\RS >E GRE5 & P1CE;L4
,O!RS >E R$1 L FE/IVALS OR /ORMS4
,I LOVE T1*+ *N H[ TO TELL
_! [N /ORIES4





          ,,YN^/ES ,,MEX^/IA
             #AHGJ-#AICH
               ,MEXICO
          ,,WILD ,,EXPLORA;N

,*ILDHOOD IS S DI6ICULT :5 YR P>5TS
FI<T4 ,HE IS F ,MEXICO1 %E IS
  ,AM]ICAN1
,I AM BO?4 ,!Y SEP>ATE1 WE MOVE1
,I TRY & TRY TO HOPE T !Y'LL
REUNITE4

,B :5 ,I'M ALL GR[N UP & R1LLY Q OLD1
,I F9ALLY FIGURE \ H[ TO FEEL USE;L1
5JOY+ ! ADV5TURE ( A TWO-C.TRY LIFE4

,I G TO COLLEGE 9 ,CALI=NIA1 /UDY
  BOTANY1
& !N SET \ TO EXPLORE JUNGLES
ALL OV] ,MEXICO & ,S\? ,AM]ICA1
COLLECT+ FASC9AT+ PLANTS
T >E COMPLETELY NEW
TO SCI;E6


       ,,,L\IS AGASSIZ FU]TES,'     #I
             #AHGD-#AIBG
             ,PU]TO ,RICO
        ,,,LET ! BIRDS LIVE6,'

,"E S9CE ,I 0 LL1 ,I KNEW
T ,I WANT$ TO PA9T PICTURES ( BIRDS4

,I LOVE ! B1UTY & FRE$OM ( W+S4
,O!R >TI/S KILL BIRDS TO MAKE !M EASY
TO POSE1 B ,I WANT TO LET ! BIRDS
  LIVE6

,S ,I LE>N TO PA9T QKLY1 :ILE WILD
  CR1TURES
FLY SWIFTLY1 HI< OV]H1D 9 ! WIDE
WONDR\S
SKY4







         ,,,A^/IDA DE ACO/A,'
             #AHHD-#AIFB
                ,CUBA
             ,,,! _W'S F/
            WOMAN PILOT,'

,AIR%IPS6
,! ?RILL ( SEE+ A MAN 9 A BASKET1
DANGL+ 2N A HUGE BALLOON1 Z HE CIRCLES
! ,EI6EL ,T[] "H 9 ,P>IS1 S F>
F MY ,NEW ,J]SEY HOME4

,LESSONS6
,I LOVE ! EXCITE;T ( LE>N+ TO SO>4

,FLI<T6
,I'M ! F/ WOMAN PILOT1 B ,I WON'T 2 !
  LA/,-
E LL GIRL :O SEES ME UP "H 9 BLUE SKY
W SURELY GR[ UP ) DR1MS
( FLY+ TOO6




          ,,,FABIOLA CABEZA        #AA
              DE BACA,'
             #AHID-#AIIA
               ,MEXICO
        ,,,A RECIPE = /R5G?,'

,MY .1FAMILIA CAME TO ? L&
OV] F\R HUNDR$ YE>S AGO4
,"S 7 BRUTAL 3QU]ORS1 B N[
MO/ P >E .1ME/IZO1 MIX$-RACE1
"P .19DIO1 NEI<BORS
& FRS4

,:5 ,I T1* *N ALL OV] ,NEW ,MEXICO1
,I SP1K TO !M 9 ,5GLI%1 ,SPANI%1
  ,TEWA1 & ,TIWA4
,9 MY COOKBOOKS1 ,I KEEP ! OLD
  RECIPES1 MAK+ SURE
T NEW WAYS ( COOK+ HOMEGR[N FOOD
>E H1L?Y4

,:AT"E IS LEFT OV] C 2 CANN$ & SOLD4
,:5 WOM5 E>N \R [N M"OY1
WE FEEL /R;G
& 9DEP5D5T4
           ,,>NOLD ,,ROJAS
             #AHIH-#AIHH
               ,MEXICO
        ,,,LIFE ON HORSEBACK,'

,MY ,MEXICAN ANCE/ORS
9CLUD$ ,YAQUI & ,MAYA .19DIOS1
P :O F"\ TO /AY FREE
& LIVE 9 _! [N
TRADI;NAL WAYS4

,B ,I DID N FEEL FREE :5 ,I 0 A
  F>M"W]4
,I HAT$ PICK+ ORANGES 9 ! OR*>DS
( ,S\!RN ,CALI=NIA1 S ,I MOV$ NOR?
TO ! ,C5TRAL ,VALLEY1 ": ,I LE>N$
! HORSEMAN%IP SKILLS
( .1UN .1VAQU]O.',-A C[BOY4
,ROP+4 ,RID+4 ,R.DUPS4
,TO LE>N1 ,I _H TO LI/5 TO OLD] M51
& N[ ,I'M ! "O TELL+ /ORIES
AB MY LIFE ( ADV5TURE
ON HORSEBACK4


          ,,PURA ,,BELPR^/E        #AC
             #AHII-#AIHB
             ,PU]TO ,RICO
           ,,,TWO LANGUAGES
            AT ! LIBR>Y,'

,MY J\RNEY TO ,NUEVA ,YORK
HAS BE5 A VOYAGE MADE ( /ORIES
T GR[4

,I CAME TO ATT5D MY SI/]'S W$D+1
B ,I /AY$1 F.D "W1 & /UDI$
TO 2COME A *N'S LIBR>IAN,-! F/
.1PU]TORRIQUE^]NA "E HIR$ 9 ! 5TIRE
,NEW ,YORK ,PUBLIC ,LIBR>Y SY/EM6

,H[ /RANGE T ,I AM ! F/1 9 ? C;Y
) S _M TWO-LANGUAGE *N :O >E
S EAG] TO R1D1 S HAPPY TO LE>N 444

,NO?+ MAKES ME FEEL M SATISFI$
?AN A SMILE ON ! FACE ( A * :O HOLDS
AN OP5 BOOK4


      ,,,GEORGE MEL^/ENDEZ W"R,'
             #AIJD-#AICF
            ,EL ,SALVADOR
       ,,,HELP+ WILD ANIMALS,'

,Z ! F/ *IEF ( ! ,WILDLIFE ,DIVI.N
= ,AM]ICA'S NA;NAL P>KS1 ,I TRAVEL
ALL OV] ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 /UDY+
R>E ANIMALS4

,I 3V9CE ,3GRESS TO /OP LETT+
NA;NAL P>K RANG]S KILL
M.TA9 LIONS & O!R
PR$ATORS4

,LET U SAVE R>E SPECIES
2F X IS TOO LATE6








         ,,,JULIA DE BURGOS,'      #AE
             #AIAD-#AIEC
             ,PU]TO ,RICO
         ,,,MY RIV] ( DR1MS,'

,SIX ( MY TWELVE BRO!RS & SI/]S
DI$ ( HUNG]1 B MY G5TLE "M
TOOK ME = L;G WALKS
2S A RIV]
( B1UTI;L DR1MS4

,I LE>N$ TO LOVE NATURE & ! ISL&1
EV5 ?\< WE 7 S POOR T ,I
_H TO CLIMB 9TO CLASSROOMS
"? A W9D[1 2C WE
CD N AF=D S*OOL TUI;N4

,I /RU7L$ TO 2COME A T1*]
& A POET1 S ,I CD USE ^WS
TO FI<T = EQUAL "RS = WOM51
& "W T[>D MEET+
! NE$S ( POOR *N1

& SP1K ( 9DEP5D;E
= ,PU]TO ,RICO4

,LAT]1 M* LAT]1
EV5 ?\< ,I N[ LIVE
9 ,NEW ,YORK1
,I / REMEMB]
MY [N *ILDHOOD'S
B1UTI;L RIV]
( DR1MS4

















          ,,B>UJ ,,B5AC]RAF        #AG
             #AIBJ-#BJAA
              ,V5EZUELA
      ,,,SOLV+ M$ICAL MY/]IES,'

,MY /RU7LE TO BR1!
MAKES ME L;G TO 2 A DOCTOR1
LE>N+ H[ TO H1L
AS?MA4

,ALL]GIES4
,41SES4
,R>E 4ORD]S
& COMMON "OS4

,RESE>* 9 A LABORATORY
IS ! KEY TO CR1T+
NEW M$IC9ES1
NEW CURES4






            ,,TITO ,,PU5TE
             #AIBC-#BJJJ
             ,PU]TO ,RICO
           ,,BRAVE ,,MUSIC

,:5 ,I 0 A SMALL *
AT HOME 9 ,NEW ,YORK1
NEI<BORS COMPLA9$
2C ,I DRUMM$
ON POTS1
PANS1
W9D[S1
& WALLS4

,!Y SD ,I 0 TOO NOISY1
TOO LIVELY1
TOO 5]GETIC1
TOO WILD 444

,N[ !Y CALL ME ! ,K+ ( ,LAT9 ,JAZZ1
& NO "O ?9KS MY BOLD MUSIC
IS NOISE6



          ,,C^/ES> ,,*^/AVEZ       #AI
             #AIBG-#AIIC
               ,MEXICO
             ,,%>+ ,,P1CE

,AF WE LO/ \R [N F>M1
WE _H TO "W 9 O!R FIELDS1
MOV+ F CROP TO CROP1 H>VE/+
FRUITS & VEGETABLES4

,NO BA?ROOMS4 ,NO WAT]4 ,NO %ADY
MO;TS ( RE/4 ,I L;G$ TO 2 TR1T$
) DIGN;Y & RESPECT4

,N[1 Z AN ADULT1 ,I / SEE ! NE$
= *ANGE1 B ,I DON'T 2LIEVE
9 FI<T+ ) W1PONS OR FI/S1
S *ANGE COMES SL[LY1 Z ,I L1D
O!R F>M"W]S
9 NONVIOL5T PROTE/S1
M>*ES1 /RIKES1 BOYCOTTS1
& VOT+4



          ,,ROB]TO ,,CLE;TE
             #AICD-#AIGB
             ,PU]TO ,RICO
             ,,%>+ ,,HOPE

,:5 ,I 0 A * ON ! ISL&1 ,I "W$
DELIV]+ MILK CANS1 :ILE MY "F
0 "W+ 9 ! SUG> FIELDS4

,:5"E ,I _H A FREE MO;T1
,I PLAY$ .1B^/EISBOL1 A GAME T GAVE ME
HAPPI;S & HOPE4 ,N[ ,I PLAY
= ! ,PITTSBUR< ,PIRATES4

,MO/ P UP "H 9 ! ,NOR?
>E FRLY1 B "S TR1T ME
DI6]5T1 2C ( MY D>K SK94

,I 2LIEVE 9 EQUAL;Y1 & ,I 2LIEVE
9 %>+ HOPE1
S :5"E ,I HE>

( A 4A/]1 L AN E>?QUAKE1
,I ORGANIZE A DELIV]Y
( M$IC9E & FOOD4
                                   #BA
,FAME HAS GIV5 ME A *.E
TO %[ H[ BASEBALL IS N
! ONLY "P ( LIFE T NE$S
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          ,,TOM^/AS ,,RIV]A
             #AICE-#AIHD
               ,MEXICO
         ,,C\RAGE\S ,,POETRY

,MY FAMILY FOLL[S ! CROPS4
,WE MOVE F FIELD TO FIELD4

,B5D4 ,PLANT4 ,H>VE/4
,H[ W ,I "E F9I%
S*OOL8

,R1D+ COM=TS ME4
,I F9D MAGAZ9ES 9 TRA% PILES4
,R1D+ L1DS TO WRIT+4
,I F9D POETRY 9 TOMATO FIELDS1
& /ORIES 9 ! FACES
( WE>Y "W]S4

,I R1D1 & ,I WRITE1 & ,I /UDY
UNTIL ,I AM ! F/ ,LAT9O L1D]
( A ,UNIV]S;Y ( ,CALI=NIA CAMPUS4



,/UD5TS (T5 TELL ME !Y FEEL        #BC
9SPIR$ BY MY [N
LIFE /ORY4

,"S"TS ! BE/ WAY TO T1*
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               ,,,M & M
            AMAZ+ LAT9OS,'

,S _M1 S V>I$1 S* A B1UTI;L
MIXTURE ( DR1MS6

,SONIA ,SOTOMAYOR F ,NEW ,YORK'S
  ,PU]TO ,RICAN
COMMUN;Y1 F/ ,LAT9O "E APPO9T$
TO ! ,SUPREME ,C\RT4

,ROSEM>Y ,CASALS1 ,SALVADORAN ,AM]ICAN
  T5NIS />
:O DEM&$ EQUAL PAY = WOM51
& ,JULIA ,M>9O1
,P>AGUAYAN ,AM]ICAN ,OLYMPIC SKI]1
,JUAN ,RODR^/IGUEZ1 ,PU]TO ,RICAN GOLF
  *AMPION
:O GREW UP S POOR T 8 F/ GOLF CLUB
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