Description: It was inevitable that Jose Angel Cardenas would spend most of his professional life working in the development of multicultural & bilingual programs. He was born in Laredo, Texas, in 1930 with an extensive number of relatives on both sides of the of the U.S.-Mexico border. In his fourth book, Dr. Cardenas combines laughter & insight as he re-lives his encounters growing up in a multicultural environment. He depicts the cultural influence of Mexico & the Spanish-speaking world for a Mexican American living in the United States, writing: "I REMEMBER SOMETIMES SAYING THAT I WAS BORN WITH MY RIGHT FOOT IN THE UNITED STATES & MY LEFT FOOT IN MEXICO. I SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATE MY LEFT FOOT AS THE SPANISH-SPEAKING ONE BECAUSE I WAS TAUGHT IN THE U.S. ARMY THAT THE LEFT FOOT ALWAYS COMES FIRST, & SPANISH WAS MY FIRST LANGUAGE." In addition to illustrating his childhood capers & his travels throughout Central & South America, Dr. Cardenas provides compelling reflections of multicultural topics such as wealth, class, language, religion, education & family. Dr. Cardenas served more than 45 years as a professional educator & is the founder & director emeritus of the Intercultural Development Research Association. (ISBN 1-878550-59-4, 1997, 135 pages, paperback.) To order contact IDRA at 5835 Callahan, Suite 350, San Antonio, TX 78228-1190, 210-684-8180, FAX: 210-684-5389, e-mail: [email protected], URL: www.idra.org.

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