Tag Archives: migration

The Distance Between Us

Posted on May 27, 2016 by racheloriol

Grande, Reyna. The Distance Between Us: A Memoir. New York: Atria Books, 2012. Perhaps because I am the mother of a one and a half year old, and perhaps because I feel vulnerable due to income, future work, and stability, … Continue reading →

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Massacre of the Dreamers by Ana Castillo

Posted on June 19, 2014 by racheloriol

Castillo, Ana. Massacre of the Dreamers: Essays on Xicanisma. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1994. Thoughts on this collection of essays: Although aggressive and defensive in tone, it makes sense for the time period it was written over. Her … 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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Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende

Posted on March 17, 2014 by racheloriol

Allende, Isabel. Daughter of Fortune. Trans. Margaret Sayers Peden. New York: Perennial, 2000. Summary: This large novel follows primarily Eliza Sommers, the illegitimate daughter of an Englishman sea captain living in Valpariso, and a unknown Chilean woman. Eliza is taken … Continue reading →

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Rain of Gold by Victor Villaseñor

Posted on March 1, 2014 by racheloriol

Villaseñor, Victor. Rain of Gold. 1991. New York: Delta Publishing, 1992. Summary: A story about how two families flee from Mexico during the Revolution and how their children come together to be Victor’s parents: Salvador and Lupe. The time span … Continue reading →

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