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Wild tongues can't be tamed : 15 voices from the Latinx diaspora / edited by Saraciea J. Fennell.

Summary:

This collection of essays interrogate the different myths and stereotypes about the Latinx diaspora. The pieces delve into everything from ghost stories and superheroes, to memories in the kitchen and travels around the world, to addiction and grief, to identity and anti-Blackness, to finding love and speaking your truth. The result is an essential celebration of this rich and diverse community. -- adapted from Introduction

Record details

ISBN: 9781250763426
ISBN: 1250763428
Physical Description: x, 253 pages ; 22 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : Flatiron Books, 2021.
Copyright: ©2021

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Eres un pocho / by Mark Oshiro -- The price of admission / by Naima Coster -- Caution song / by Natasha Diaz -- The mark of a good man / by Meg Medina -- #Julian4spiderman / by Julian Randall -- Half in, half out / by Saraciea Fennell -- Haitian sensation / by Ibi Zoboi -- The land, the ghosts, and me / by Cristina Arreola -- Paraíso negro / by Kahlil Haywood -- Cuban Imposter Syndrome / by Zakiya N. Jamal -- More than nervios / by Lilliam Rivera -- Alaiyo / by Jasminne Mendez -- Invisible / by Ingrid Rojas Contreras -- Abuela's greatest gift / by Janel Martinez -- A mi orden: a meditation on dichos / by Elizabeth Acevedo.