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Border-Line Personalities : A New Generation of Latinas Dish on Sex, Sass, and Cultural Shifting
BorderLine Personalities A New Generation of Latinas Dish on Sex Sass and Cultural Shifting
Author:
Why, in the minds of most Americans, are Latinas still thought of as maids, seductresses, and booty-shaking salsa divas? Never has the concept of Latina identity been more relevant. Also, never has there been a new generation of Latinas so ready to say what they mean and even criticize the Latina generation that preceded them. Until now. In B... more », twenty writers share their poignant and wickedly funny stories about fighting with their mothers, struggling with speaking Spanish, and dealing with the men who've done them wrong, among a myriad of other topics. In the end, each essay encompasses a different point of view, lending credence to the theory that no one can label any one item, idea, or person more Latina than the other. Questions posed to Latinas of all ages in Border-Line Personalities:
Author:
Why, in the minds of most Americans, are Latinas still thought of as maids, seductresses, and booty-shaking salsa divas? Never has the concept of Latina identity been more relevant. Also, never has there been a new generation of Latinas so ready to say what they mean and even criticize the Latina generation that preceded them. Until now. In B... more », twenty writers share their poignant and wickedly funny stories about fighting with their mothers, struggling with speaking Spanish, and dealing with the men who've done them wrong, among a myriad of other topics. In the end, each essay encompasses a different point of view, lending credence to the theory that no one can label any one item, idea, or person more Latina than the other. Questions posed to Latinas of all ages in Border-Line Personalities:
- Why do many of us often feel more American than Latina?
- How important is Spanish, really?
- Do we all really fit under one cultural umbrella?
- When thinking about having children, do we really have to consider being stay-at-home moms as most of us were raised to believe was law, or can Latinas even consider the possibility of raising children while working?
- What do we do when we fall in love with someone (male or female) outside our culture?
ISBN-13: 9780060580766
ISBN-10: 0060580763
Publication Date: 7/1/2004
Pages: 336
Rating: 7
ISBN-10: 0060580763
Publication Date: 7/1/2004
Pages: 336
Rating: 7
4.4 stars, based on 7 ratings
Genres:
- Literature & Fiction >> Essays & Correspondence >> Essays
- Nonfiction >> Social Sciences >> Sociology >> General
- Nonfiction >> Social Sciences >> Specific Demographics >> Ethnic Studies
- Nonfiction >> Social Sciences >> Specific Demographics >> Hispanic American Studies
- Nonfiction >> Women's Studies >> General
