Women warriors of the Afro-Latina diaspora /

Women warriors of the Afro-Latina diaspora / edited by Marta Moreno Vega, Marinieves Alba and Yvette Modestin.

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This collection features eleven essays and four poems in which Latina women of African descent share their stories. The authors included are from all over Latin America and they write about the African diaspora and issues such as colonialism, oppression and disenfranchisement. Diva Moreira, a black...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Other Authors: Vega, Marta Moreno, Alba, Marinieves, Modestin, Yvette
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Houston, TX : Arte Público Press, ©2012.
Subjects:
Latin American literature > Women authors.
Latin American literature > African influences.
Black people > Latin America > Ethnic identity.
Women and literature > Latin America.
Blacks > Ethnic identity.
Women and literature.
Latin America.
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Summary:This collection features eleven essays and four poems in which Latina women of African descent share their stories. The authors included are from all over Latin America and they write about the African diaspora and issues such as colonialism, oppression and disenfranchisement. Diva Moreira, a black Brazilian, writes that she experienced racism and humiliation at a very young age.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 233 pages)
ISBN:9781611924589
1611924588
9781611924602
161192460X

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