Hijas Americanas Beauty, Body Image, and Growing Up Latina

by Molinary, Rosie

• ISBN13: 9781580051897
• ISBN10: 1580051898
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-05-10
• Publisher: Seal Press

Summary

An examination of Latina femininity as based on interviews with five hundredomen from the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and South America sharesheir perspectives on such topics as body image, ethnic identity, andexuality. Original.

Author Biography

Rosie Molinary, MFA, is a first-generation Latina born to Puerto Rican parents and raised in the Southeast. She is a poet, essayist, freelance writer, and creative writing teacher. Her poetry and nonfiction have appeared in numerous anthologies and literary magazines, including Coloring Book (Rattlecat Press), Body Language (Black Moss Press), Waking Up American (Seal Press), Snake Nation Review, Cake Train, and Jeopardy. She lives in Davidson, NC.

Table of Contents

Introduction : reconciling two realities	p. 5
Turning Gringa	p. 17
Double lives	p. 37
In the name of the father	p. 61
Ay, Mami	p. 85
The Latina mystique	p. 127
How Latina are you?	p. 149
Maria de la Barbie	p. 181
Five journeys to success	p. 217
Giving up beauty	p. 245
Raising our voices	p. 265
Growing up Latina survey	p. 279
Phone and in-person interview questionnaire	p. 301
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