Includes recipes; A budding gourmet.--McTowersMaid.--Tijuana maid.--Tijuana maid (English version);English and Spanish; Three stories with one translated from Spanish to English, A gift in memory of Peter Ward Britton
Each note has a different image screenprinted on it; Each image is indexed along with a translation of any text within the image and some with a short explanation of the text or image; Banknotes enclosed in plastic page protectors; Each page is separated with a vellum divider which prevents more than one bill being seen clearly at any time, Signed by the artist
Jill Torres is the subject of this Latino Roots project. She is a kindergarten teacher, MEChA leader, Spanish radio show host, and activist in Eugene's Latino community. Her life has been a question of identity, as her mother is a mix of white European ancestry while her father has a mixed Croatian and Mexican background. In high school, her teacher Armando Morales inspired her to join MEChA and be proud of her Chicana identity. Since then, a dialogue has opened between her and her father, allowing her to dig deeper into her family's history and learn more about what it means to be Latino.