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This impressive collection of contemporary Chicana writers presents an artistically and philosophically mature aspect of American literature. This anthology is arranged as if it were a plant whose seeds lay in a wasteland but, against great odds, sprout and grow into a tree. It proclaims the journey of the human spirit is not just to survive but to thrive, to assert itself, “To Be.”
Chicanas historically were not only pushed to the margins of invisibility in U.S. society but oppressed by the patriarchy of Hispanic traditional culture. The artists herein first recover the seeds—the origins--of their repressed identity in the dark layers of the imagination. From there, the works advance into the growth of consciousness, and finally individual and collective self-assertion. These eloquent poems, fiction, and non-fiction are a testimonial to Chicana identity and the triumph of the human spirit. I highly recommend them to scholars and the intellectually curious. |
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Rosa Martha Villarreal, author of the critically acclaimed novels Doctor Magdalena (included in the Smithsonian Collection for Latino Initiatives, Southern California Best-seller, Chronicles of Air and Dreams, and The Stillness of Love and Exile, recipient of the 2008 Josephine Miles PEN Award for Best Literature, and 2008 Silver Medalist for Best Regional Riction.
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