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37 pages 1 hour read

Ernesto Galarza

Barrio Boy

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1971

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Essay Topics

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Identify three moments when Galarza addresses acculturation and analyze how he understands it.

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What are the historical factors that inform Ernesto’s family’s migration from Mexico to America?

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What are the psychological consequences of immigration? Compare and contrast Ernesto’s experience to another character in the book.

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