When I Was Puerto Rican - Esmeralda Santiago [109]
About the Author
Esmeralda Santiago is the author of two other highly acclaimed memoirs, The Turkish Lover (“Fascinating and inspiring, Santiago is a born storyteller”—New York Times Book Review) and Almost a Woman, which was made into a film for PBS’s Masterpiece Theatre. She has also written a novel, America’s Dream, and has co-edited two anthologies of Latino literature. She lives in Westchester County, New York.
Copyright © 1993 by Esmeralda Santiago
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When I was Puerto Rican / Esmeralda Santiago. p. cm.
“A Merloyd Lawrence book.”
1. Santiago, Esmeralda—Childhood and youth. 2. Puerto Ricans—New York (N.Y.)—Biography. 3. Puerto Rico—Biography. 4. New York (N.Y.)—Biography. I. Title.
F128.9.P85S27 1993
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