To listen to Chapter 11: Las Aguacates (Avocados) click the video below:


Macedo, J. (Nov. 3, 2014). Esperanza Rising, Ch.11, part 1 (pp. 179-188). [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHM8m_qykGY&t=25s





Macedo, J. (Nov. 5, 2014). Esperanza Rising, Chapter 11 (pages 188-198). [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHM8m_qykGY&t=25s

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