How Long to Read Celebrating Debutantes and Quinceañeras

How Long Does it Take to Read Celebrating Debutantes and Quinceañeras?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 53 minutes to read Celebrating Debutantes and Quinceañeras by Evelyn Ibatan Rodriguez

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

Description

Looking beyond the satin gowns, opera-length gloves, and sparkling tiaras that signify Filipino debutantes and Mexican quinceañeras, Evelyn Ibatan Rodriguez examines the meaning of these coming-of-age rituals for immigrant American families. Celebrating Debutantes and Quinceañeras draws parallels between these communal ceremonies, as they each share a commonality in Spanish heritage and Catholicism and include a highly ritualized party. Rodriguez analyzes these rites and festivities to explain what they reveal about the individuals, families, and communities who organize and participate in them. Drawing on over fifty in-depth interviews with members of these fast-growing American Asian and Latino populations, Rodriguez shows how these communal celebrations of daughters have been adapted by immigrant families to assert their cultural pride and affirm their American belonging. Celebrating Debutantes and Quinceañeras provides an intimate and compelling portrait of the various ways immigrants and their children are purposefully, strategically, and creatively employing Filipino American debutantes and Mexican American quinceañeras to simultaneously challenge and assimilate into U.S. culture and forge new understandings of what it means to be "Mexican," "Filipino," and "American."

How long is Celebrating Debutantes and Quinceañeras?

Celebrating Debutantes and Quinceañeras by Evelyn Ibatan Rodriguez is 227 pages long, and a total of 58,339 words.

This makes it 77% the length of the average book. It also has 71% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Celebrating Debutantes and Quinceañeras Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 18 minutes to read Celebrating Debutantes and Quinceañeras aloud.

What Reading Level is Celebrating Debutantes and Quinceañeras?

Celebrating Debutantes and Quinceañeras is suitable for students ages 12 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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