Category Archives: ST: Prose

“Pollito Chicken” by Ana Lydia Vega

Posted on April 28, 2014 by racheloriol

Vega, Ana Lydia, “Pollito Chicken.” 1977. Vírgenes y mártires. Eds. Ana Lydia Vega and Carmen Lugo Filippi.  5th ed. Río Piedras, Puerto Rico: Editorial Antillana, 1994. 73-80. Summary: This concise short story is about Suzie Bermiúdez, a Nyuorican, who goes … Continue reading →

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“Milk of Amnesia/Leche de amnesia” by Carmelita Tropicana

Posted on April 27, 2014 by racheloriol

Tropicana, Carmelita. “Milk of Amnesia/Leche de amnesia.” O Solo Homo: The New Queer Performance. New York: Grove Press, 1998. 19-48. Summary/Analysis: This performance piece is about the immigrant’s attempt to recover memory through a return trip to the home country. Carmelita … Continue reading →

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Real Women Have Curves by Josefina López

Posted on April 26, 2014 by racheloriol

López, Josefina. Real Women Have Curves. 1996. Alexander Street Press, 2013. Electronic Book. Summary: This play takes place over a week in September in 1987, in the sewing factory of Estela, the 24 year old undocumented owner. Not unlike Fornés’ … Continue reading →

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Fefu and Her Friends by María I. Fornés

Posted on April 25, 2014 by racheloriol

Fornés, María I. Fefu and Her Friends: A Play. 1977. New York: PAJ Publications, 1990. Summary: This play takes place in a 1930s New England farmhouse, with eight women characters who gather to practice a presentation for an educational charity. The … Continue reading →

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Heroes and Saints & Other Plays by Cherríe Moraga

Posted on April 22, 2014 by racheloriol

Moraga, Cherríe. Heroes and Saints & Other Plays. Albuquerque: West End Press, 1994. Summary: This collection contains three plays: “Giving Up the Ghost,” “Shadow of a Man,” and “Heroes and Saints.” “Giving up the Ghost” is interesting because it shifts … Continue reading →

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Peel My Love Like an Onion by Ana Castillo

Posted on March 21, 2014 by racheloriol

Castillo, Ana. Peel My Love Like an Onion. New York: Anchor Books, 1999. Summary: This novel is about Carmen Santos, a Chicana flamenco dancer from Chicago who suffers from post-polio syndrome. Throughout most of the novel, Carmen reflects back on … Continue reading →

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Dancing With Butterflies by Reyna Grande

Posted on March 3, 2014 by racheloriol

Grande, Reyna. Dancing with Butterflies. Washington Square Press, 2009. Summary:  The narrative follows four women, Soledad, Adriana, Elena, and Yesenia, who are somehow all connected to a Mexican Folklórico troupe in LA. They each have different issues, from divorce, to … Continue reading →

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