On learning to tie a bow, and other tales of becoming biliterate -- Words were all we had: reflections on becoming biliterate -- A lifelong quest for biliteracy: a personal and professional journey -- Literacy as comida: learning to read with Mexican novelas -- Prayer books and hymnals: textual stepping stones to biliteracy -- Border literacies: con-textos bilingües -- Obstinate child -- Becoming a bilingual cross-cultural educator -- Saving La nena -- Boriquen querido: growing up bilingual in a military family -- Pedro, Peter, Pete, and Pito -- Conclusion : overcoming the odds: lessons across generations.
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