An anthology of writings by distinguished Latino authors tackles the thorny issue of motherhood, with writers as varied as Marjorie Agosín, Junot Díaz, Esmeralda Santiago, Ilán Stavans, Francisco Goldman, and Piri Thomas remembering their own mothers. (Biography) (view table of contents)

'While preparing for Christmas in Puerto Rico, seven-year-old Esmeralda asks the Three Magi for a baby doll like her cousin's, but when they bring something else instead she gains a deeper understanding of the meaning of the holiday.'

A deeply personal memoir follows the author of When I Was Puerto Rican from the Brooklyn barrios to Harvard as she overcomes an overprotective mother, siblings who scoff at her attempts to learn 'Eastern Standard English,' a whirlwind marriage, and her search for cultural identity. Original. 15,000 first printing.