Twenty-five celebrated Latino writers delight and move us with their recollections of Christmas in this splendid holiday extravaganza. From Julia Alvarez's tale of how Santicló delivered a beloved uncle from political oppression to Junot Díaz's story of his own uneasy assimilation on his first Christmas in America, to Sandra Cisneros's poignant memories of her late father's holiday dinners, Las Christmas gives us true stories from writers of many traditions--memories of Christmas and Hanukkah that vividly capture the pride and pain, joy and heartbreak, that so often accompany the holidays in the Americas. Richly illustrated and embellished with songs and poems, along with recipes for an unforgettable Christmas dinner--from traditional sweet tamales to Puerto Rican asopao (stew) and coquito (coconut eggnog)--this is an enduring treasury of Latino writing to read again and again. A heartwarming holiday gift.
ESMERALDA SANTIAGO is the author of the novel Conquistadora and the memoirs When I was Puerto Rican and Almost A Woman, which was adapted into a Peabody Award–winning movie for PBS’s Masterpiece Theatre. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, she lives with her husband, documentary filmmaker Frank Cantor, in New York, and Port Clyde, Maine.
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Joie Davidow fue la fundadora de L.A. Style, donde, durante seis años, ocupó los cargos de Editora Ejecutiva y Jefa de Redacción. También fue co-fundadora de L.A. Weekly en 1997. Más recientemente lanzó al mercado la revista Sí, una publicación sobre estilo de vida en los Estados Unidos que está dirigida al público hispano. Su libro Infusions of Healing fue publicado en 1999 por Fireside Books de Simon and Schuster. Joie Davidow vive en Los Ángeles, California.
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Twenty-five celebrated Latino writers delight and move us with their recollections of Christmas in this splendid holiday extravaganza. From Julia Alvarez's tale of how Santicló delivered a beloved uncle from political oppression to Junot Díaz's story of his own uneasy assimilation on his first Christmas in America, to Sandra Cisneros's poignant memories of her late father's holiday dinners, Las Christmas gives us true stories from writers of many traditions--memories of Christmas and Hanukkah that vividly capture the pride and pain, joy and heartbreak, that so often accompany the holidays in the Americas. Richly illustrated and embellished with songs and poems, along with recipes for an unforgettable Christmas dinner--from traditional sweet tamales to Puerto Rican asopao (stew) and coquito (coconut eggnog)--this is an enduring treasury of Latino writing to read again and again. A heartwarming holiday gift.
ESMERALDA SANTIAGO is the author of the novel Conquistadora and the memoirs When I was Puerto Rican and Almost A Woman, which was adapted into a Peabody Award–winning movie for PBS’s Masterpiece Theatre. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, she lives with her husband, documentary filmmaker Frank Cantor, in New York, and Port Clyde, Maine.
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Joie Davidow fue la fundadora de L.A. Style, donde, durante seis años, ocupó los cargos de Editora Ejecutiva y Jefa de Redacción. También fue co-fundadora de L.A. Weekly en 1997. Más recientemente lanzó al mercado la revista Sí, una publicación sobre estilo de vida en los Estados Unidos que está dirigida al público hispano. Su libro Infusions of Healing fue publicado en 1999 por Fireside Books de Simon and Schuster. Joie Davidow vive en Los Ángeles, California.
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