TY  - BOOK
AU  - Alvarez,Julia
TI  - How the Garcia girls lost their accents
SN  - 0747572658 (pbk.) :
U1  - 813.54 22
PY  - 2004///
CY  - London
PB  - Bloomsbury
KW  - Dominican Americans
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Immigrants
KW  - Sisters
N1  - Formerly CIP; Originally published: Chapel Hill : Algonquin Books, 1991
N2  -     In the 1960s, political tension forces the Garci´a family away from Santo Domingo and towards the Bronx. The sisters all hit their strides in America, adapting and thriving despite cultural differences, language barriers, and prejudice. But Mami and Papi are more traditional, and they have far more difficulty adjusting to their new country. Making matters worse, the girls--frequently embarrassed by their parents--find ways to rebel against them
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