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New Book ‘Tías and Primas’ Busts Stereotypes About Latinas
Published 1 year, 10 months ago
Description
Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez was born into a large family from Nicaragua and grew up surrounded by all kinds of women: Her matriarchal abuela, her prima perfecta, her tía called la loca by people around her and more.
In her latest book Tías and Primas: On Knowing and Loving the Women Who Raise Us, Mojica Rodríguez explores 20 different female archetypes with the hopes of reclaiming these women from stereotypical depictions.
Reset sits down with the author.
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