Barrio princess

"The personal stories of a Mexican-American born into the San Antonio Barrio in the late 1940s, including family stories, cultural tradition stories, learning English by total immersion, socialization as a minority, education, and stories of her mother as a single parent, and women's stories from a minority point of view"--

"A woman's experience of growing up speaking Spanish when there was no provision for non-English speakers in public schools in America, including her social, educational, worklife and family challenges as she became a contributing member of a society that was often not receptive to her gender, color or contrbutions"--