Reading U.S. Latina Writers: Remapping American Literature

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Introduction....Pages 1-6
Julia Alvarez, In The Time of the Butterflies....Pages 7-14
Julia Alvarez, ¡ Yo!....Pages 15-23
Veronica Chambers, Mama’s Girl....Pages 25-36
Denise Chávez, Face of an Angel....Pages 37-50
Sandra Cisneros, Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories....Pages 51-60
Judith Ortiz Cofer, Silent Dancing: A Partial Remembrance of a Puerto Rican Childhood....Pages 61-70
Montserrat Fontes, First Confession....Pages 71-76
Maria Irene Fornes, The Conduct of Life....Pages 77-89
Cristina García, Dreaming in Cuban....Pages 91-102
Diana García, When Living Was a Labor Camp....Pages 103-112
Alicia Gaspar de Alba, “The Mystery of Survival”....Pages 113-128
Andrea O’Reilly Herrera, The Pearl of the Antilles....Pages 129-140
Nicholasa Mohr, A Matter of Pride and Other Stories....Pages 141-149
Cherríe Moraga, Loving in the War Years: Lo Que Nunca Pasó Por Sus Labios....Pages 151-162
Marisela Norte, NORTE/word....Pages 163-172
Loida Maritza Pérez, Geographies of Home....Pages 173-179
Ana Lydia Vega, True and False Romances....Pages 181-196
Back Matter....Pages 197-212