When I was Puerto Rican
English Version Book

Esmeralda Santiago, When I was PuertoRican



When I was Puerto Rican
English Version Book




When I was Puerto Rican
English Version Book

Esmeralda Santiago, When I was PuertoRican

When I was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago.
Touching and Revealing.
A record of a tremendous journey by a truly remarkable woman

the LA Times, Touching and Revealing... takes it's unique place in contemporary Latino Story Telling.

Washington Post: A joyfull tribute to the island of her childhood. Santiago is a welcome new voice , full of passion and authority

Esmeralda Ramos grew up as a child in rural Puerto Rico and suddenly was taken to New York City where the rules and the language were bewildering different. How Esmeralda overcame adversity, won acceptance to NY City High School of Performing Arts and then went to Harvard, where she graduated with highest honors, is a record of a tremendous journey by a truly remarkable woman.

Esmeralda Santiago, When I was PuertoRican

Esmeralda Santiago, When I was PuertoRican