Discussing Hijas Americanas and other great books in Chicago

May 1, 2008

Are you in the Chicago area and looking for a place to discuss great books with great women?  Try out the Intergenerational Feminist Book Group at Women & Children First on Clark Street.  The groups’ readings focus on various social issues affecting feminists today including sexism, racism, queer politics, and militarism to name just a few of the issues they tackle and they meet monthly for book discussion and fellowship.  May’s book is Hijas Americanas and the meeting is on the 19th at 7:30.  Want more information?  Call Angelique at 773/769-9299 or e-mail the bookstore at wcfbooks@aol.com. 

 

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What does it mean to be beautiful in America? For years, pop culture has insisted that beautiful women are tall, thin, and blonde. So what do you do if your mirror reflects olive skin, raven hair, and a short build? Hijas Americanas: Beauty, Body Image, and Growing Up Latina offers a provocative account of the struggles and triumphs of Latina forced to reconcile these conflicting realities. Rosie Molinary combines her own experience with the voices of hundreds of Latinas who grew up in the US navigating issues of gender, image, and sexuality. This empathetic ethnography exemplifies the ways in which our experiences are both profoundly individualistic and comfortingly universal.

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