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Irma Maria Olmedo

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in Santurce Puerto Rico, The United States

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Fiction, Memoir, Nonfiction

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My first book of fiction was published in 2020, Tales from the Barrio and Beyond. I'm a retired university professor from the Univ. of Illinois-Chicago. I have published articles and book chapters on bilingualism and education, immigrant students, migration and Latino communities and oral histories. The themes of my work include memory, cultural conflict and change, and family and community relations ...more

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	Tales from the Barrio and Beyond 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cuentos del Barrio y de más allá by Irma Maria Olmedo (Goodreads Author), Julia Oliver Rajan (Translator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2023	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beyond Barrios and Borders: A Puerto Rican Woman’s Journey 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Tales from the Barrio and Beyond

My book is receiving such positive responses that Floricanto Press has agreed to bring out a Spanish translation. We are currently working on the translation so that we can get it out before the end of the year.

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