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Latina Original Edition

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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Touchstone; Original edition (August 2, 1995)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0684802406
  • ASIN: B004JZX0TU
  • Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.7 x 8.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,715,449 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 starsAn inspiration for latina(o) writers.
By A Customer on April 1, 1999
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The stories in this book not only reflect our colorful heritage but also our personalities. The stories are beautifully written just as our abuelitas(grandmothers), mothers and aunts would have told them if they were still around. A true reflection of how history is passed on from generation to generation.
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5.0 out of 5 starsthank you, Lillian Castillo-Speed and all of the contributing writers!
By D. Pawl VINE VOICE on October 3, 2005
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This is a beautiful collection of short stories from some of the most well-known and well-respected Latina writers, writing today, as well as some authors who are just emerging today.

Some of these writers include Julia Alvarez ("Snow"), Sandra Cisneros ("Only Daughter"), and Ana Castillo ("My Mother's Mexico").

This is a wonderful introduction to the jewel trove of talent present in the Latina community exclusively. We hear about universal plights, ups and downs, comedies and tragedies that are truly universal. Also, we hear the stories of the daughters of immigrants to this country, as well the experiences of women whose families have in the United States for many generations (those who were cultivating the earth, ten generations back, before the United States was even the nation that is today). I highly reccomend that you read this collection of stories, for your education, as well as for your awareness. It is inclusive toward all readers. I include myself with this great group of women, being a bicultural person, growing up as an "American," yet feeling a connection to both parts. Beautiful......
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5.0 out of 5 starsA COLLECTION OF WRITINGS FROM LATINA/CHICANA WRITERS
By Steven H Propp TOP 100 REVIEWER on April 24, 2012
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The editor, Lillian Castillo-Speed, wrote in the Introduction to this 1995 collection, "Latina literature is not new. It has been published by university presses, small presses, and Latina authors themselves... Recently Latina prose has been widely anthologized, and several novels by Latina authors have been published by major publishing houses. Obviously there is keen interest in the writings of Chicanas, Cuban American women, Puerto Rican women, and women refugees from Central American countries... new Latina writers have taken the English language and have made it their own... it reflects the reality of women who live in two worlds. Latinas are American and yet not American at the same time."

The book contains writings from more than 30 women: short stories, excerpts from novels, personal essays, and autobiographical and political writing.

One writes, "I call myself a Chicana writer. Not a Mexican-American writer, not a Hispanic writer, not a half-breed writer. To be a Chicana is not merely to name one's racial/cutural identity, but also to name a politic, a politic that refuses assimilation into the U.S. mainstream." (Pg. 215) Later, she adds, "An art that subscribes to integration into mainstream America is not Chicano art." (Pg. 218)

Another asserts, "We oppress each other trying to out-Chicano each other, vying to be the 'real' Chicanas, to speak like Chicanos. There is no one Chicano language just as there is no one Chicano experience... Chicano Spanish is as diverse linguistically as it is regionally." (Pg. 252) The same writer adds, "When not copping out... we call ourselves Mexican, referring to race and ancestry; mestizo when affirming both our Indian and Spanish...Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsSurprising depth and thoroughness
By Davey Jones on May 26, 2012
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Los Angeles to Miami, Mexico City to Cuba, New York to New Mexico; ungrateful children, children despising their culture, children seeking to salvage vestiges of their passed-on relatives, lesbian roommates, mercenaries, and artists all team up to paint an immaculately profound and vivid portrait of the experiences of Latinas in the Western Hemisphere.

Latina presents perhaps the most cohesive set of narratives, fictional stories, semi-ficitional tales, science fiction, biographical, autobiographical, and journalistic-type essays ever to constitute a single volume. The writing and the voices reach to deep levels and move the reader at any and all levels. It is definitely recommended that the reader have a familiarity with Spanish, Spanish expressions, or easy access to somebody with either and the patience to constantly answer one's inquiries about those used throughout the text.

All at once a vivid portrait of Latina life throughout the U.S., it leaves the reader spell-bound and craving further insight.
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