Hispanic, Female and Young: An Anthology
Fiction. HISPANIC, FEMALE AND YOUNG: AN ANTHOLOGY will set milestones for young Latino audiences on their road to self-discovery and for more mature readers in their nostalgic pilgrimage to the past. It is a celebration of youth and of America's ethnic diversity.
Search in google:
To be young, female and Latino in the kaleidoscopic world of New York City is the reality Phyllis Tashlik captured in this multifaceted volume. The voices that speak through its pages are Las Mujeres Hispanas, a group of Latina teenagers at Manhattan East, a public alternative school in New York City's El Barrio. They met throughout the course of a year to read and discuss their reactions to the works of renowned female Hispanic authors as well as the concerns born from their own identities. Individually and as a collectivity they went on to write poems, stories, essays and interviews with prominent Latinas. Hispanic, Female and Young: An Anthology, the result of these endeavors, is an anthology of both Las Mujeres creative efforts and the literature that inspired them. It combines the fresh perspectives of the younger women with those of such seasoned, prize-winning, authors as Loma Dee Cervantes, Judith Ortiz Coler, Roberta Fernandez, Nicholasa Mohr, Pat Mora and many more. The resulting intergenerational dialogue includes remembrances of family and childhood, the difficulties and joys of growing up bilingual and bicultural, and what it is like to deal with both racism and misogynism.Children's LiteratureThis anthology of short stories, personal essays, poems and interviews was complied by a group of 12 eighth-grade girls from Spanish Harlem, and then edited by their teacher. The girls searched for poems and stories that reflected their own cultural heritages and then arranged to have them reprinted here. Along with the poems of poets such as Lorna Dee Cervantes and Judith Ortiz Cofer, there are personal essays and stories written by the students themselves. The personal essays allowed the students to tell stories from their own lives to be enjoyed by readers who have similar backgrounds and other people who are interested in learning more about Hispanic cultures. This unique anthology is a needed and well-planned addition to multicultural collections for young adults.
\ Children's Literature - Alexandria LaFaye\ This anthology of short stories, personal essays, poems and interviews was complied by a group of 12 eighth-grade girls from Spanish Harlem, and then edited by their teacher. The girls searched for poems and stories that reflected their own cultural heritages and then arranged to have them reprinted here. Along with the poems of poets such as Lorna Dee Cervantes and Judith Ortiz Cofer, there are personal essays and stories written by the students themselves. The personal essays allowed the students to tell stories from their own lives to be enjoyed by readers who have similar backgrounds and other people who are interested in learning more about Hispanic cultures. This unique anthology is a needed and well-planned addition to multicultural collections for young adults.\ \ \ \ \ Children's Literature - Mary Sue Preissner\ This is a compilation of writings of young Hispanic females who participated in an enrichment program through their school. Their teacher obtained a grant for them to study materials outside the curriculum related to their Hispanic heritage, to interview successful Hispanic females, and to have the experience of writing and publishing their work. (The grant also allowed them to learn computer skills by providing the equipment.) Many of these articles convey a sense of pride in their ethnicity and relate the girls' feelings regarding prejudice. Others talk of their family experiences and the feelings common to most teenagers. For schools, the book can be used as an example of student writing experiences. It is also a potential resource for Hispanic heritage month, and units that focus on immigration and urbanization.\ \ \ School Library JournalGr 8-12-This collection of poems, essays, and stories by both published and aspiring writers has been selected by Las Mujeres Hispaas, an eighth-grade elective class in Spanish Harlem (El Barrio) schools in New York City. The students searched for, read, and reviewed literature by Hispanic women and then chose examples that would appeal to YAs. They also include three interviews they conducted with women they admire-Ingrid Ramos, Olga Mendez, and Nicholasa Mohr. The stories are emotionally and mentally stimulating. Many will whet readers' appetites for more works by the same or other Hispanic females; unfortunately, there is no bibliography to lead readers to them.-Dona Weisman, Northeast Texas Library System, Garland\ \
