THE ANTHOLOGY CONTENT
Foreword
JULIA ALVAREZ
Introduction
ERIKA M. MARTÍNEZ
1. THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE ME
Writing toward Forgiveness
NONFICTION BY ANGIE CRUZ
Maribel and El Viejo
FICTION BY JINA ORTIZ
The Big News
FICTION BY DELTA EUSEBIO
translated by Achy Obejas
The Day I Lost Melissa
NONFICTION BY ERIKA M. MARTÍNEZ
The Immaculate Finger
FICTION BY FARAH HALLAL,
translated by Achy Obejas
Halfie
FICTION BY ANA-MAURINE LARA
The Game of Exhaustion
FICTION BY SHEILLY NÚÑEZ,
translated by Achy Obejas
2. I’M NOT FROM HERE AND I’M NOT FROM THERE
Identidades/Identities
NONFICTION BY RHINA P. ESPAILLAT
In Chinatown
FICTION BY NORIS EUSEBIO-POL,
translated by Achy Obejas
The Yielding Paths
NONFICTION BY ÁNGELA HERNÁNDEZ,
translated by Achy Obejas
Excerpt from Feasting on Sancocho before Night Falls, a Meditation
NONFICTION BY NELLY ROSARIO
An Heiress from Arroyo Hondo
FICTION BY LISSETTE ROJAS,
translated by Achy Obejas
On Being a (Latina) Journalist
NONFICTION BY JULEYKA LANTIGUA-WILLIAMS
3. THAT’S NOT ME ANYMORE
The Intervention
FICTION BY SOFIA QUINTERO
The Queen of Chá
FICTION BY MARIVELL CONTRERAS,
translated by Achy Obejas
The Slandered
FICTION BY JEANNETTE MILLER,
translated by Achy Obejas
Papi
FICTION BY LEONOR SUAREZ
Greñas
FICTION BY KERSY CORPORAN
Pero, M’ija, Where Did You Get That From?
NONFICTION BY DULCE MARÍA REYES BONILLA
4. THE COUNTRIES BEYOND
The Caribbean, or the Feminine Face of Multiculturalism
NONFICTION BY SHEREZADA (CHIQUI) VICIOSO
Saint Martha’s Daughter in Madrid
FICTION BY RIAMNY MÉNDEZ,
translated by Achy Obejas
The Route
FICTION BY LUDIN SANTANA,
translated by Achy Obejas
For a Mango
FICTION BY MIRIAM MEJÍA,
translated by Achy Obejas
Tía Milena/Milena Tía
NONFICTION BY CAROLINA GONZÁLEZ
The Day’s List
FICTION BY YALITZA FERRERAS
JULIA ALVAREZ
Introduction
ERIKA M. MARTÍNEZ
1. THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE ME
Writing toward Forgiveness
NONFICTION BY ANGIE CRUZ
Maribel and El Viejo
FICTION BY JINA ORTIZ
The Big News
FICTION BY DELTA EUSEBIO
translated by Achy Obejas
The Day I Lost Melissa
NONFICTION BY ERIKA M. MARTÍNEZ
The Immaculate Finger
FICTION BY FARAH HALLAL,
translated by Achy Obejas
Halfie
FICTION BY ANA-MAURINE LARA
The Game of Exhaustion
FICTION BY SHEILLY NÚÑEZ,
translated by Achy Obejas
2. I’M NOT FROM HERE AND I’M NOT FROM THERE
Identidades/Identities
NONFICTION BY RHINA P. ESPAILLAT
In Chinatown
FICTION BY NORIS EUSEBIO-POL,
translated by Achy Obejas
The Yielding Paths
NONFICTION BY ÁNGELA HERNÁNDEZ,
translated by Achy Obejas
Excerpt from Feasting on Sancocho before Night Falls, a Meditation
NONFICTION BY NELLY ROSARIO
An Heiress from Arroyo Hondo
FICTION BY LISSETTE ROJAS,
translated by Achy Obejas
On Being a (Latina) Journalist
NONFICTION BY JULEYKA LANTIGUA-WILLIAMS
3. THAT’S NOT ME ANYMORE
The Intervention
FICTION BY SOFIA QUINTERO
The Queen of Chá
FICTION BY MARIVELL CONTRERAS,
translated by Achy Obejas
The Slandered
FICTION BY JEANNETTE MILLER,
translated by Achy Obejas
Papi
FICTION BY LEONOR SUAREZ
Greñas
FICTION BY KERSY CORPORAN
Pero, M’ija, Where Did You Get That From?
NONFICTION BY DULCE MARÍA REYES BONILLA
4. THE COUNTRIES BEYOND
The Caribbean, or the Feminine Face of Multiculturalism
NONFICTION BY SHEREZADA (CHIQUI) VICIOSO
Saint Martha’s Daughter in Madrid
FICTION BY RIAMNY MÉNDEZ,
translated by Achy Obejas
The Route
FICTION BY LUDIN SANTANA,
translated by Achy Obejas
For a Mango
FICTION BY MIRIAM MEJÍA,
translated by Achy Obejas
Tía Milena/Milena Tía
NONFICTION BY CAROLINA GONZÁLEZ
The Day’s List
FICTION BY YALITZA FERRERAS