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Latina
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Latina (1995) (edit title/settings)

by Lillian Castillo-Speed (Editor) (edit contributors)

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A collection of works by well-known and emerging Latina writers includes short stories, excerpts from novels, and nonfiction pieces from a range of contributors--Sandra Cisneros, Julia Alvarez, Denise Chavez, Ana Castillo, Cristina Garcia, and Sandra Beni+a7tez.

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Latina literature is not new.

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Introduction

Part I: The Past We Bring With Us
Ana Castillo: My Mother's Mexico
Alicia Gaspar de Alba: Facing the Mariachis
Sandra Benitez: from A Place Where the Sea Remembers
Cristina Garcia: Lourdes Puente
Aurora Levins Morales: Puertoricanness
Pat Mora: Remembering Lobo
Patricia Preciado Martin: Tierra a Tierra
Patricia Blanco: Rosario Magdaleno
Kathleen Ann Gonzalez: That Was Living
Arlene Mestas: How Pancho Was Nearly Late to His Own Funeral

Part II: Our Land, Our Lives
Judith Ortiz Cofer: Twist and Shout
Helena Maria Viramontes: Miss Clairol
Julia Alvarez: Snow
Reid Gomez: from A Name for Cebolla
Denise Chavez: Grand Slam
Lety Martinez Gonzalez and Patricia Zarate: Two Letters Home
Sandra Cisneros: Only Daughter
Acby Obejas: Polaroids
Linda Macia Feyder: Marta del Angel
Marisella Veiga: Fresh Fruit
Mary Helen Ponce: Just Dessert
Monica Palacios: Personality Fabulosa

Part III: Nuestra Politica
Cherrie Moraga: Art in America con Acento
Margarita Engle: from Singing to Cuba
Ines Hernandez-Avila: Enedina's Story
Lucha Corpi: Epiphany: The Third Gift
Gloria Anzaldua: from Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza
Esmeralda Santiago: from When I Was Puerto Rican
Graciela Limon: from In Search of Bernabe
Demetria Martinez: from Mother Tongue
Alma Luz Villanueva: Place of the Dead

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Lillian Castillo-Speed (Editor)

Other Contributors:

  1. Ana Castillo (Author) - My Mother's Mexico
  2. Alicia Gaspar de Alba (Author) - Facing the Mariachis
  3. Sandra Benitez (Author) - from A Place Where the Sea Remembers
  4. Cristina Garcia (Author) - Loudes Puente
  5. Aurora Levins Morales (Author) - Puertoricanness
  6. Pat Mora (Author) - Remembering Lobo
  7. Patricia Preciado Martin (Author) - Tierra a Tierra
  8. Patricia Blanco (Author) - Rosario Magdaleno
  9. Kathleen Ann Gonzalez (Author) - That Was Living
  10. Arlene Mestas (Author) - How Pancho Was Nearly Late to His Own Funeral
  11. Judith Ortiz Cofer (Author) - Twist and Shout
  12. Helena Maria Viramontes (Author) - Miss Clairol
  13. Julia Alvarez (Author) - Snow
  14. Reid Gomez (Author) - from A Name for Cebolla
  15. Denise Chavez (Author) - Grand Slam
  16. Lety Martinez Gonzalez (Author) - co-author of Two Letters Home
  17. Patricia Zarate (Author) - co-author of Two Letters Home
  18. Sandra Cisneros (Author) - Only Daughter
  19. Achy Obejas (Author) - Polaroid
  20. Linda Macias Feyder (Author) - Marta del Angel
  21. Marisella Veija (Author) - Fresh Fruit
  22. Mary Helen Ponce (Author) - Just Dessert
  23. Monica Palacios (Author) - Personality Fabulosa
  24. Cherrie Moraga (Author) - Art in America con Acento
  25. Margarita Engle (Author) - from Singing to Cuba
  26. Ines Hernandez-Avila (Author) - Enedina's Story
  27. Lucha Corpi (Author) - Epiphany: The Third Gift
  28. Gloria Anzaldua (Author) - from Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza
  29. Esmeralda Santiago (Author) - from When I Was Puerto Rican
  30. Graciela Limon (Author) - from In Search of Bernabe
  31. Demetria Martinez (Author) - from Mother Tongue
  32. Alma Luz Villanueva (Author) - Place of the Dead

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1995
ISBN: 0-684-80381-X
Page Count: 284

Classification edit see section history

  • Library of Congress: PS508.H57L38
  • Dewey: 810.80928708968

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