{"product_id":"wise-latinas-writers-on-higher-education-9780803245938","title":"Wise Latinas: Writers on Higher Education","description":"\u003cp\u003eCollege can be a complex time for Latinas, who are traditionally expected to leave home when they get married. In her essay \"Only Daughter,\" author Sandra Cisneros remarks, \"After four years in college and two more in graduate school, and still no husband, my father shakes his head even now and says I wasted all that education.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWise Latinas\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of personal essays addressing the varied landscape of the Latina experience in higher education. For some Latinas, college, where they are vastly underrepresented, is the first time they are immersed in American culture outside their homes--and where the values of two cultures often clash. \u003ci\u003eWise Latinas\u003c\/i\u003e is in part a response to this widening gap. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing acclaimed writers such as Sandra Cisneros, Norma Cant?, and Julia Alvarez, to name a few, \u003ci\u003eWise Latinas\u003c\/i\u003e shows that there is no \u003ci\u003eone \u003c\/i\u003eLatina college experience. With thoughtful and engaging pieces, \u003ci\u003eWise Latinas\u003c\/i\u003e provides a platform for Latina writers to share their experiences in higher education and gives a voice to the many Latina women who have taken risks; embraced the new, confronted change; and maintained (and in some cases found) their roots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJennifer De Leon is a teacher in the Boston Public Schools district and an instructor at the Grub Street Creative Writing Center. Her writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003ePloughshares\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFourth Genre\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMs. Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePoets \u0026amp; Writers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Best Women's Travel Writing 2010\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50523763867922,"sku":"9780803245938","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_14cb62ca-5491-48fe-9768-c2f715b39499.jpg?v=1731167568","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/wise-latinas-writers-on-higher-education-9780803245938","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}