Books
In June 2007, Seal Press published Hijas Americanas: Beauty, Body Image, and Growing Up Latina. Showcasing self-actualization, body image, and beauty perception among Latina women in a United States very different from their families’ native culture, Hijas Americanas provides a provocative account of the inner struggles and triumphs of Latin-American women as we are forced to reconcile two realities: that beauty, identity, and womanhood within our homes are largely defined by our ethnic culture and parents’ upbringing, while beauty, identity, and womanhood outside our homes are defined by American culture- often presenting us with two very different standards. The book features the voices of hundreds of women who grew up in the United States and navigated issues of gender, image, and sexuality. These women represent Caribbean, Mexican, Central American, and South American Latino culture. This empathetic ethnography offers a portrait of the young Latina experience, detailing how growing up American and Latina affects who one becomes and how she gets there.
Molinary has also contributed work to the following books:
Body Language, Black Moss Press, 2003.
Coloring Book, Rattlecat Press, 2003.
Telling Tongues, Calaca/ Red Salmon Press, 2007.
Waking Up American, Seal Press, 2005.
Wishing You Well, Loyola Press, 2005.
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Carly Orlando | May 10, 2007 at 12:34 pm
Rosie…this is awesome. So impressive. I can’t wait for the book!
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Emmanuel J. Morales Butler | September 5, 2007 at 3:37 pm
Hi Rossie is Emmanuel. I’m really proud of you. Take care.
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PATRICIA TALAVERA | July 16, 2008 at 9:34 am
My whole life I felt like I was the “other” as well. Not spanish enough ,but not white. Somwhere caught inthe middle of what I should be, what others thought I was and what I am. As I read your book I found myself saying wow, I have finally come to feel comfortable in my own skin. I have told everyone about this book because as I have come to see, so many other Latinas around me feel the same. Thank you for making me feel like there is another side to a latin woman. I no longer feel like the “other” and I also think that this will help me in raising my beautiful girls into strong Latin women.
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rosiemolinary | July 16, 2008 at 9:54 am
Patricia, Thank you for sharing your experience with me. I am so happy that you found the book and that you enjoyed it. Your daughters are lucky to have you! Abrazos, Rosie
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Aileen Marquez | November 4, 2008 at 6:28 pm
I have never found a book that made me say “that happened to me!” so many times. This book made me realized that I’m not the only one who has felt as an outsider or not Latina enough at time. Thanks you so much for writing a book that not only is relatable for me but for many other Latinas who has felt the same way!
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rosiemolinary | November 4, 2008 at 9:22 pm
Aileen, Thank you so much for stopping by! I am so glad that the book found its way to you. You aren’t an outsider and your experience is valid and valuable to understanding all of our stories! Hope you’ll continue to share your thoughts and experiences here!
Abrazos, Rosie