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Irma's Story : American by Birth, Hispanic by Choice

ISBN: 9781612540641 | 1612540643
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Brown Books Pub Group
Pub. Date: 7/17/2012

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SummaryTable of Contents
¿Always remember today¿s date,¿ her grandmother said to Irma. ¿El diez de Mayo¿¿the tenth of May. After World War II, Peter, a handsome German pilot, met Irma, a beautiful Texan woman of Hispanic descent. It was love at first sight. Their meeting had been prophesized¿for Irma by her grandmother and for Peter by a Gypsy¿and together the couple would create an extraordinary life. Irma¿s Story: American by Birth, Hispanic by Choice chronicles Irma¿s life and the experiences of the ¿Texan Gawendas¿ during their tenure in the German military in Europe and the United States. Though Irma, accepted as an American while in Europe, faced discrimination in her home country and contended with the challenges of being a military wife, Peter¿s love and companionship remained constant. In his second book, Peter B. Gawenda, author of The Children¿s War, offers readers an insider¿s view of the joys that the marriage of two people¿from two completely different worlds¿can bring. Presenting the dynamics of racial issues against the backdrop of military life, the captivating story of Irma Lozano de Gawenda depicts a fearless, fiercely loyal woman willing to do anything for her family. Written with a passion that has spanned five decades, Irma¿s Story celebrates the strength of an once-in-a-lifetime love.
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Acknowledgmentsp. ix
Future Citizen of the World
Irma's First Voyagep. 1
The German Flyboy and Father's Baby Girl
The White Knightp. 7
The Gypsyp. 16
The American Dating Gamep. 24
Sand, Watermelon, and the Girl in Bluep. 36
A Note and a Letter from Abroadp. 45
Her First Real Kissp. 58
"Ich Liebe Dich"p. 63
No Mexicans Allowedp. 73
Winning Father Overp. 75
The Hidden Ringsp. 79
A Father's Blessingp. 85
"If Not You, No One"
A Lasso of Pearlsp. 95
Champagne and Wiener Schnitzelp. 106
And a Sweet Green Dressp. 113
Breakfast and a Kissp. 125
"The American Wife of Our German"p. 138
An Officer's Wifep. 152
Peter's Little Pregnant Wifep. 156
"I Go Where Peter Goes"p. 177
An American Texan Hispanic Abroad
Willkommenp. 185
Oklahoma, USAp. 192
The Life She Was Buildingp. 202
First Lady of the Air Basep. 214
International Womanp. 223
Hispanic by Choicep. 229
The Texan Gawendas
At Home in Texasp. 237
Professional Woman, Homeowner, Grandmotherp. 246
The Last Voyagep. 251
About the Author
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