Let the Light Shine In On Chicana / Chicano Narratives

Let the Light Shine In On Chicana / Chicano Narratives

Each of the stories in this beautiful collection was carried for years as a labor of love within the memory of the authors. These are heartbreaking and joyful stories that add to the luster of being Chicanas and Chicanos and growing up hard in a time when we were just starting to discover who we were. They are renewing; they sing to us in octaves above us, below us, and right through us. The stories help us to understand the racism, sexism, and discrimination that was all around us. Each of the stories took moments, days, months, and years to write. They are about our families, about our experiences in education and in our jobs; they talk about how we lived and speak of the experiences of tragedy, and of that ever-elusive aspect, love. The authors are first-generation Chicanas and Chicanos who speak to you in a bilingual language that is crisp and filled with the experiences that taught them to work hard and always find ways to have fun. The stories have given us new characters to enjoy within the hearts and minds of the readers who share them. Orale!