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Home wasn't built in a day : constructing the stories of our families
Galileo Academy of Science & Technology (San Francisco, Calif.)
Teen Nonfiction 306.85097 H
Galileo Academy of Science & Technology (San Francisco, Calif.)
Teen Nonfiction 306.85097 H
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| Contents | Page |
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| Foreword | p. ix |
| Introduction | p. xi |
| Discovering Family History | |
| The Life of a Number | p. 3 |
| The Sewing Machine | p. 11 |
| Yemen | p. 15 |
| Grandma & Granddaughter | p. 21 |
| My Mom's Story | p. 29 |
| Memories at Saint Paul's Cathedral in Macao | p. 34 |
| My Dad's Story | p. 36 |
| Brainwashed | p. 38 |
| My Uncle's War | p. 47 |
| What She Wants | p. 51 |
| The Big Dinner | p. 55 |
| Family Myths | |
| Rice Bowl | p. 61 |
| La Siguanaba | p. 64 |
| The Monkey & The Turtle | p. 69 |
| Supernatural | p. 72 |
| Family Stories | p. 76 |
| Giant Spider | p. 80 |
| Cold | p. 85 |
| Culebra de Plumas | p. 90 |
| Thief | p. 94 |
| Portraits | |
| Dead Nazis | p. 103 |
| Whom I Call Uncle Juan | p. 109 |
| Silver Fox: The Legacy | p. 113 |
| Unexpected | p. 118 |
| The Rubber Band Man & The Woman Who Shouts | p. 122 |
| The Soup Lady | p. 126 |
| Gordon | p. 131 |
| Vovo Maura | p. 135 |
| Grandma: The Queen Bee | p. 138 |
| Life, Through My Commonly Brown Eyes | p. 144 |
| Then & Now | p. 149 |
| Twists of Fate | |
| Salko & Elena | p. 153 |
| Jade & Colored Pebbles | p. 162 |
| A Dream Fulfilled | p. 167 |
| A Sacrifice | p. 170 |
| Friday the 13th | p. 176 |
| A Mother's Will | p. 181 |
| Almost Bonnie & Clyde | p. 185 |
| Journeys | |
| Dad's Angel | p. 191 |
| Escaping Poverty | p. 198 |
| A Mother's Story | p. 200 |
| Finding Strength & Learning Lessons | p. 204 |
| My Grandparents' Legacy | p. 207 |
| Surviving Family | |
| Dong Gwai Soup | p. 215 |
| Grandpa's Underground Business | p. 218 |
| Cathartic Release of My Family's Behavior | p. 223 |
| Missing Link | p. 231 |
| Vida Loca | p. 236 |
| The Religion Within Me | p. 241 |
| Celebrations | |
| My Chinese New Year | p. 247 |
| Diwali | p. 250 |
| What is Passed on is Passed On | p. 253 |
| A Christmas Tradition | p. 259 |
| Growing Up with My Family's Stories | p. 262 |
| About the Authors | p. 269 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 273 |
| 826 Valencia Programs Overview | p. 277 |
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