Tag: Julia Alvarez

  • Half + Half: Writers on Growing Up Biracial and Bicultural Pantheon an imprint of Random House 1998-06-09 288 pages ISBN: 978-0-375-70011-8 (0-375-70011-0) Edited by Claudine C. O’Hearn As we approach the twenty-first century, biracialism and biculturalism are becoming increasingly common.  Skin color and place of birth are no longer reliable signifiers of one’s identity or…

  • Rooted in Gloria Anzaldúa’s experience as a Chicana, a lesbian, an activist, and a writer, the groundbreaking essays and poems in this volume profoundly challenge how we think about identity.