How Long to Read Abstracts of a South Valley Nuevomexicana

How Long Does it Take to Read Abstracts of a South Valley Nuevomexicana?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 1 minute to read Abstracts of a South Valley Nuevomexicana by Judy Garcia

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Nuevomexicanos have a long history in New Mexico. They can trace their ancestors to the first Spanish colonizers who came to New Mexico over 400 years ago and to the indigenous people of the Americas who inhabited the Americas long before Europeans invaded America. This history makes for a complicated and hard to understand history of the Nuevomexicano people. Abstracts of a South Valley Nuevomexicana is Garcia's third book. Garcia's previous books Memories of Torreón, New Mexico and award-winning Stories from the Manzano Mountains, have both been highly received as they shed light on a part of New Mexico history that had long been ignored. Now Garcia has captured the stories of another place, Albuquerque's, south valley, a place highly populated by creative, educated and successful Nuevomexicanos who often times get overlooked. The South Valley is a place of Nuevomexicano culture, history and traditions but a place that is highly misunderstood. For some, the south valley is a hard place to live. Abstracts of a South Valley Nuevomexicana is brief abstracts, bits and pieces of Garcia's life, her thoughts and her experiences growing up in the south valley. Written in a series of vignettes on identity, language, history and culture, Garcia paints her own picture of what it was to be Nuevomexicana in the past and what it is to be Nuevomexicana in the present. Garcia breaks down some common misconceptions some have of the Nuevomexicano people, many times a forgotten people. This book is a must read for anyone interested in the history and current state of "Latinos" in America today, as Garcia reminds the reader of what some refuse to remember. Abstracts of a South Valley Nuevomexicana is not just a south valley story it is a Nuevomexicano story. Garcia has a Bachelor's Degree from the University of New Mexico with a double major in Spanish and Women's Studies and a minor in Chicano Studies.

How long is Abstracts of a South Valley Nuevomexicana?

Abstracts of a South Valley Nuevomexicana by Judy Garcia is 181 pages long, and a total of 45,431 words.

This makes it 61% the length of the average book. It also has 56% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Abstracts of a South Valley Nuevomexicana Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 8 minutes to read Abstracts of a South Valley Nuevomexicana aloud.

What Reading Level is Abstracts of a South Valley Nuevomexicana?

Abstracts of a South Valley Nuevomexicana is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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