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It has been decades since women of color first turned feminism upside down, exposing the ‘70s feminist movement as exclusive, white, and unaware of the concerns and issues of women of color from around the globe. Now a new generation of brilliant... (read more)

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Telling to Live embodies the vision that compelled Latina feminists to engage their differences and find common ground. Its contributors reflect varied class, religious, ethnic, racial, linguistic, sexual, and national backgrounds. Yet in one way or... (read more)

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Chicana playwright Cherrie Moraga's premiere collection of award winning theatre.... (read more)

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José was a boy with a song in his heart and a dance in his step. Born in Mexico in 1908, he came into the world kicking like a steer, and grew up to love to draw, play the piano, and dream. José's dreaming took him to faraway places. He dreamed... (read more)

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Emma Pérez discusses the historical methodology that has created Chicano history. Then — borrowing from theorists and philosophers of history such as Michel Foucault, Juan Gómez-Quiñones, Homi Bhabha, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, and Hayden White... (read more)

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Searching and assertive, Chicana literature embraces poetry, fiction, drama, essay, and other forms. This first major anthology devoted to the genre is organized by themes that highlight the key issues, motifs, and concerns of Mexican American women from... (read more)

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Latinos are the fastest growing racial ethnic group in the United States. Despite the fact that they will soon outnumber African Americans, Latinos are often excluded from discussions of race by a binary black/white paradigm. Challenging Fronteras... (read more)