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Latina Girls Festively Come of Age

Many of the 350,000 Latina girls turning 15 this year will celebrate with a bash called the "quinceanera." It's a rite of passage, and a growing industry in the U.S. Julia Alvarez, author of Once Upon a Quinceanera, shares aspects of the ceremonies with Renee Montagne.

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