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Ethnic-Studies

1997

From the Mississippi Delta: A Memoir

memoir

civil-rights

nonfiction

women-gender

Endesha Ida Mae Holland - 1997

After being raped by a white employer at the age of 11, Holland became a rebel, turning to prostitution and delinquency.

But when she stumbled across the civil rights movement she found herself developing in to a leader-only to encounter the cruelest retribution at the hands of white bigots that she could ever have imagined.

The Latino Reader: An American Literary Tradition from 1542 to the Present

Harold Augenbraum - 1997

The Latino Reader is the first anthology to present the full history of this important American literary tradition, from the mid-sixteenth century to the present day.

Selections include works of history, memoirs, letters, and essays, as well as fiction, poetry, and drama. Adding to the importance of the volume are several selections from rare and little-known texts that have been translated into English for the first time.

The Words Don't Fit in My Mouth

Jessica Care Moore - 1997

The Words Don't Fit In My Mouth has become a classic book among fans of the new movement of poets around the world.

The first release from author jessica Care moore, The Words Don't Fit In My Mouth is a thematically, multi-various collage of poems on love and lost, relationships, racism, sexism, and identity that says: "..we exist, yes we do. It's a fact." In the words of editor Tony Medina, this collection is full of tom-boy muscle and tender sister love caresses. She coos and curses and condems- all in one breath, all in one poem, one book.

Performing Asian America: Race and Ethnicity on the Contemporary Stage

race

research

theatre

asian-american-literary-criticism

Josephine Lee - 1997

Tells us about the complex social and political issues depicted by Asian-American playwrights.

In this title, the author argues that playwrights produce a different conception of Asian-America in accordance with their unique set of sensibilities.

Mascaras

latinx

poetry

women-in-fiction-media-literature

all

Lucha Corpi - 1997

Cultural writing.

Essays. Latina Studies. This book is a compilation of essays written by talented contemporary Latina writers in the United States. These essays illuminate the ways life and craft are entwined and stand as a courageous testament to the odds Latina writers must overcome to clear the space and achieve a voice in our society. Honest and open, the selected writers discuss the historical, linguistic, political, economic, and cultural realities that have shaped them as women writers of color in the United States. Corpi's anthology is a major contribution to the growing body of work by insightful and politically conscious Latina writers, broadening the scope beyond nationalist literary borders.