I AM NOT YOUR PERFECT MEXICAN DAUGHTER
Seattle Rep presents I AM NOT YOUR PERFECT MEXICAN DAUGHTER by Isaac Gómez, based on the novel by Erika L. Sánchez, from January 13 to February 5, 2023. Librarians at Seattle Public Library created this list of books and films to enhance your experience of the show.
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I Am Not your Perfect Mexican Daughter
"Julia is not your perfect Mexican daughter. That was Olga's role. Then a tragic accident on the busiest street in Chicago leaves Olga dead and Julia left behind to reassemble the shattered pieces of her family." (publisher's website)
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Yo no soy tu perfecta hija mexicana
"Julia no es la hija mexicana perfecta que Olga era. Pero Julia pronto descubre que Olga puede haber tenido secretos, también." (publisher's website)
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Caramelo, Or, Puro Cuento
"During her family's annual car trip from Chicago to Mexico City, Lala Reyes listens to stories about her family, including her grandmother, the descendant of a renowned dynasty of shawl makers, whose magnificent striped shawl has come into Lala's possession." (NoveList)
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A House of My Own
"Cisneros blends family stories from Chicago and Mexico with lively storytelling, rich details, and good humor."(Library Journal)
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15
"The films follows five Latina girls from different cultural, ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds as they transition to adulthood, all observing the traditional rite of passage of the quinceañera, a celebration of their 15th birthdays." (Hollywood Reporter)
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Living Beyond Borders
"Featuring a diverse array of short stories, personal essays, poems, and comics from 19 creators of Mexican American descent, the collection invites readers to 'see a side of life, inside culture, that is not often portrayed in the media.'" (Publisher's Weekly
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Hola and Goodbye
"Seattle writer Donna Miscolta’s story collection 'Hola and Goodbye' pays tribute to themes of heritage, immigration and identity in its portrait of a multigenerational Southern California family." (Seattle Times)
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For Brown Girls With Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts
"Latinx activist Rodríguez debuts with an impassioned and accessible guide to dismantling the “systemic oppressions” that hold back women of color." (Publisher's Weekly)
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Funeral for Flaca
"Emilly Prado retraces her experience coming of age as a prep-turned-chola-turned-punk in this collection that is one-part memoir-in-essays, and one-part playlist." (publisher's website)
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Finding Latinx
"In her first book, VICE journalist and progressive activist Ramos champions the term Latinx as an empowering collective identity—a grassroots banner inclusive of all Hispanics and Latino/as, be they undocumented, poor, queer, indigenous, or Black." (Library Journal)
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