Showing When I Was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago

When I Was Puerto Rican Presents the childhood of a Puerto Rican, that was full of tenderness and domestic strife, tropical sounds and sights, as well as grim poverty. This book narrates the story of a mother, Mami, who struggles to support her seven and soon-to-be eleven children. It also recreates the clash of Puerto Rican and Yankee culture. Full description