“As we approach the twenty-first century, biracialism and biculturalism are becoming increasingly common. Skin color and place of birth are…
“‘They shoot the white girl first. With the rest they can take their time.’ So begins Toni Morrison’s Paradise, which opens with a…
“Elizabeth Martinez’s unique Chicana voice arises from over 30 years of experience in the movements for civil rights, women’s liberation…
“In the 1880s, as the European powers were carving up Africa, King Leopold II of Belgium seized for himself the vast and mostly unexplored…
“The House on Mango Street is the remarkable story of Esperanza Cordero, a young Latina girl growing up in Chicago, inventing for herself…
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“In this novel, Amalia Gómez thinks she sees a large silver cross in the sky. A miraculous sign, perhaps, but one the down-to-earth Amalia…
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“Set in 1902, members of a Gullah family from the Sea Islands off Georgia’s coast struggle with the decision to move North, leaving behind…