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The Circuit & Breaking Through Understanding Issues of Immigrants

The Circuit & Breaking Through Understanding Issues of Immigrants. By Anthony Alderman. Francisco Jiménez.

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The Circuit & Breaking Through Understanding Issues of Immigrants

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  1. The Circuit & Breaking ThroughUnderstanding Issues of Immigrants By Anthony Alderman

  2. Francisco Jiménez Francisco Jiménez immigrated with his family to California from Tlaquepaque, Mexico. He worked in the fields of California as a child, and his autobiographical novel, The Circuit, tells the story of those younger years…he received both his master’s degree and his Ph.D. from Columbia University and is now the Fay Boyle Professor of modern Languages and Literatures and director of ethnic studies program at Santa Clara University. He lives in Santa Clara, California, with his wife and three children. -From Author’s Bio in Breaking Through

  3. Young Adolescent Issues Learning/School Family Health (briefly)

  4. Family Strong Bond Major Role in Educational Achievement Needs of family supercede educational needs (work often comes first) Messages at home and at school differ (Breaking Through 78)

  5. Learning/School • Chronicles his study of English • Features fears, victories, techniques, and humor of learning English • Faced some racism • Clear anxiety about peers • In school and in public spaces • Show his work in different subjects • English hard but Math easy • Tells his work with teachers • Some had a huge positive impact

  6. Bibliography Breaking Through. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2001. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of Migrant Child. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1997.

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