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

Esmeralda Santiago, When I was PuertoRican
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.

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