Multiculturalism
2001-01-14T17:30:01-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvYzFkXC8yMDAxMDExNDE3MzQwMTAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Mr. Kurlansky read from his book The White Man in the Tree and Other Stories, published by Washington Square Press. This book has a novella and eight short stories about cultural misunderstandings. Mr. Stavans talked about his book Latino USA: A Cartoon History, published by Basic Books. This is a satirical but serious chronicle of Latino culture and history in both English and Spanish. He also talked about his multicultural upbringing, looking at both Hispanic and Jewish themes. Then the authors answered questions from the audience.
Mr. Kurlansky read from his book The White Man in the Tree and Other Stories, published by Washington Square Press. This book has a novella … read more
Mr. Kurlansky read from his book The White Man in the Tree and Other Stories, published by Washington Square Press. This book has a novella and eight short stories about cultural misunderstandings. Mr. Stavans talked about his book Latino USA: A Cartoon History, published by Basic Books. This is a satirical but serious chronicle of Latino culture and history in both English and Spanish. He also talked about his multicultural upbringing, looking at both Hispanic and Jewish themes. Then the authors answered questions from the audience. close
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