Half of my heart

by Jo Salas, Leslie Gauna

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"A collection of true stories told by immigrants from Mexico, Colombia, Puerto Rico, Peru, Argentina, Ecuador, Belize, Dominican Republic, and Paraguay. All were parents of children at Head Start centers who attended a series of twenty interactive, bilingual theatre performances by the ensemble Hudson River Playback Theatre. Audience members told their stories of loss and struggle, gratitude and success, and watched as actors and musicians transformed them into theatre on the spot..."

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How does the act of seeing one's personal struggles transformed into live theatre change the weight of that experience for the storyteller?
2
In what ways do the stories in this collection challenge or reinforce common stereotypes about immigrants in contemporary society?
3
How does the duality of being "half of my heart" in one country and half in another manifest in the daily lives and parenting choices of the people in this book?

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