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A Companion to US Latino Literatures

Choice Reviews Online, 2007
This volume, documenting the linguistic and cultural diversity of Latino literary output in the United States, offers an exciting introduction for non-specialist readers. Unique in its scope and perspective, it focuses on various literary genres, and cinema, related to Latinos. Each essay considers not only Latino writers who were born or raised in the
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What Is "Minor" in Latino Literature

MELUS: Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States, 2005
In memory of my father, Rolando R. Perez, MD (1927-2005), who spoke two languages with one heart. If it is true that, as the slogan of the 1960s declared, "the personal is the political," then this article is personal, ergo political. The fact that it is written in English, the language of Latino literature, by a native speaker of Spanish makes it ...
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U.S. Latino Literature

2000
In the past ten years, literature by U.S. Latinos has gained an extraordinary public currency and has engendered a great deal of interest among educators. Because of the increase in numbers of Latinos in their classrooms, teachers have recognized the benefits of including works by such important writers as Sandra Cisneros, Julia Alvarez, and Rudolfo ...
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Latinos and latinas in community psychology: A review of the literature

American Journal of Community Psychology, 1994
AbstractLatinos and Latinas are one of the largest minority groups in the United States yet they remain a silent group. The article begins by considering the social, historical, and economic backgrounds of Latino and Latina groups in the U.S. as a context for understanding diversity and as a resource for explaining the participation of this minority ...
G, Bernal, N, Enchautegui-de-Jesús
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The Bilingualisms of Latino/a Literatures

2018
This essay deals with the multiple languages of Latino/a literature: English, English and Spanish (code-switching), Spanglish, and Spanish. It traces the linguistically and thematically diverse Latino/a literatures of today back to the Nuyorican literary movement of the late 1960s and 1970s.
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Latino Literature in America

2003
There is growing awareness of the tremendous impact Latino writers have had on the recent literary scene, yet not all readers have the background to fully appreciate the merits and meanings of works like House on Mango Street, Line of the Sun, Bless Me Ultima, and In the Time of Butterflies.
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Latino/a Literature in the Arab World

2015
In 2001, my doctoral prospectus – submitted to the Department of English in the University of Cairo – was the only one on Chicana literature and the only one that attempted deploying postcolonial theories combined with feminist theories as the theoretical framework for my doctoral project.
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The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Latino Literature

2008
From East L.A. to the barrios of New York City and the Cuban neighborhoods of Miami, Latino literature, or literature written by Hispanic peoples of the United States, is the written word of North America's vibrant Latino communities. Emerging from the fusion of Spanish, North American, and African cultures, it has always been part of the American ...
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Is there a Truly “Latino” Canon? Language, Literature, and the Search for Latino Identity and Power

Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2002
Whereas some scholars see canon formation as a form of ideological control, discussions surrounding the essential works of what may be considered the literary canon of the “New Latino” will also contribute positively to the construction of a Latino cultural identity.
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Latina and Latino Voices in Literature

2003
This revised edition of an award-winning resource celebrates the lives and works of 35 Latina and Latino authors who write for today's young readers. Expanded to include 12 additional authors, updated information on the original 23 authors profiled, and 135 new titles, this comprehensive reference tool helps teachers, librarians, and parents stay ...
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