Cisneros plays around with connotation and denotation with the word only by using the word in different ways. As in this example sentence, it says they are the only daughter, inferring that there is one female child, but they say they are only a daughter, inferring that they feel they can be nothing more than a daughter.
It is d he pats his back and says kinds things when bud cries
They mostly sang about freedom and hope of being set free. Like singabahambayo thina which was a very popular song that many were familiar with.
Hohokam
They were a type of ancient Native American people who lived in Arizona for a thousand years since year 1 AD.
I describe her as a good singer; talented, because she is a mother. A person in her own self; reading, writing, etc.