Mama

by Perez-Brown, Maria; Bidwell, Julie; Bidwell, Julie

• ISBN13: 9780060083861
• ISBN10: 0060083867
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-03-13
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publications

Summary

Nothing comes close to the emotional bond that exists between a mother and her daughter.

Author Biography

Maria Perez-Brown is president of Dorado Entertainment and the creator and executive producer of Nickelodeon's Gullah Gullah Island and Taina, named Best Children's Series for 2002 by the Imagen Foundation and the National Council of La Raza. An Emmy-nominated producer, Maria has also won the Annual Achievement in Television Award presented by the National Hispanic Academy of Media Arts and Sciences. Maria is a graduate of Yale University and New York University Law School. She currently resides in New Jersey with her husband Julie Bidwell is an editorial photographer based in Connecticut. Her one-person show, "Defining Moments," featured portraits on the subject of race. She is a weekly contributor to the Hartford Courant Sunday magazine Northeast. Julie earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Syracuse University. She lives with her son Brian

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
A Sacrifice for the Quinceanera	1	(6)
Rosario Marin
Carmen Spindola
The Twenty-Four-Hour Women	7	(10)
Maria Hinojosa
Berta Hinojosa
Chica, Interrupted	17	(8)
Jackie Guerra
Joyce Guerra
Dreams Come True	25	(8)
Christina Vidal
Josephine Vidal
Law and Order	33	(6)
Judge Marilyn Milian
Georgina Milian
The Power Behind the Throne	39	(8)
Denise Quinones
Susana August de Quinones
The Gift of Giving	47	(10)
Kim Flores
Amelia Flores
Coco's World	57	(10)
Lauren Velez
Socorro Velez
And Baby Makes Three	67	(8)
Norma Ortiz
Blanca Ortiz
A Whole Other World	75	(12)
Esmeralda Santiago
Ramona Santiago
Between Two Worlds	87	(6)
Miriam Weintraub
Alma Weintraub
The Greatest Love	93	(8)
Isabel Rivera
Consuelo Alicia Rivera
Ollita	101	(8)
Celia Cruz
Catalina Alfonso
Home Sweet Home	109	(6)
Rossana Rosado
Luz Rosado
Keep the Faith	115	(6)
Columba Bush
Josefina Gallo
Quiet Strength	121	(8)
Yvette Martas
Magdalena Martas
A Living Memorial	129	(6)
Belkys Diaz
Carmen Diaz
Home Is Where the Heart Is	135	(8)
Jaci Velasquez
Diana Catherine Velasquez
Life Lessons	143	(8)
Sharo Jimenez
Olga Pena
You'll Never Walk Alone	151	(6)
Elizabeth Velez-Velasco
Anna Elba Rosario
Laughter and Tears	157	(8)
Janice Garcia
Nelly Awilda Garcia Sainz
With One Voice	165	(6)
Carol Cardenas
Minerva Cardenas
The Beat in My Heart	171	(6)
Lisa Lisa
Monserrate Velez
It Takes a Village	177	(8)
Nora Lago
Carmen Lago
The Chosen One	185	(8)
Christy Haubegger
Ann Haubegger
An Independent Woman	193	(8)
Cristina Saralegui
Cristy S. Saralegui
Unanswered Questions	201	(8)
Aida Rodriguez
Ana Lucia Rodriguez
The Storytellers	209	(6)
Nina Tassler
Norma Grau Tassler
Soul Sisters	215	(8)
Rosario Dawson
Isabel Dawson
Never Standing Still	223
Sandra Garcia
Maria Garcia