Translated Woman tells the story of an unforgettable encounter between Ruth Behar, a Cuban-American feminist anthropologist, and Esperanza Hernandez, a Mexican street peddler. The tale of Esperanza’s extraordinary life yields…

La inspiradora historia de una joven judia que escapa de Polonia para rehacer su vida en Cuba, mientras trabaja para rescatar al resto de su familia.

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In Ruth Behar’s intimate, unconventional memoir, poignant memories of growing up as an immigrant child come together with reflections on being a traveling anthropologist who cherishes the kindness of strangers.

Interrogates the comfortable and stable contours of home, asking what it means to women in different social, class, sexual, ethnic, and racial contexts in different times and places.

In this classic memoir that explores the Nazi presence in the south of Chile after the war, Marjorie Agosin writes in the voice of her mother, Frida, who grew up…

In 1995, a group of Latina feminists began meeting to share life experiences. The group included oral historians, activists, literary scholars, poets, ethnographers, and psychologists. By presenting their diverse stories…