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story to tell in the first place, offered kind words as I completed each chapter, and then read every version, with patience and gallantry and love. He is as deeply etched into my life and work as the memories on these pages. I owe him more than I can possibly say.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

MARIE ARANA is the editor of The Washington Post’s Book World. She has served on the boards of directors of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and the National Book Critics Circle. Formerly a book editor at Harcourt Brace Jovanovich and vice president at Simon & Schuster, she joined The Washington Post in 1992. Apart from her editorial work, she has also done feature writing for The Post. She lives on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., with her son, Adam Ward, and her husband, Jonathan Yardley.

AMERICAN CHICA

A Dial Press Trade Paperback

PUBLISHING HISTORY

Dial Press hardcover edition / 2001

Delta Trade Paperback edition / June 2002

Dial Press Trade Paperback edition / July 2005

Published by

Bantam Dell

A Division of Random House, Inc.

New York, New York

To protect their privacy, some individuals have been given pseudonyms. They are: Juan Díaz, Pepe Canales, Tommy Pineda, Ralph and Carmen Cunningham, Kelly O’Neill, Lucilla, Erika, and Minna.

Copyright © 2001 by Marie Arana

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the written permission of the Publisher, except where permitted by law. For information address:

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The Dial Press and Dial Press Trade Paperbacks are registered trademarks of Random House, Inc., and the colophon is a trademark of Random House, Inc.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 00-047529

eISBN: 978-0-307-76459-1

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