Before I started searching, I thought to myself “Who would be a good Hispanic author?” The first person I searched was Junot Diaz. Then I thought, “Well I’m sure he’s been talked about a lot, and not to discredit him, but I want to shed light on someone else.” So I searched “Up and Coming Latina authors.” A whole list popped up and of course it included Laura Esquivel, who wrote Like Water for Chocolate, and Isabel Allende who wrote Eva Luna. I want someone who not everyone knows, even if I myself don’t know the person. Some candidates I considered were Cristina Garcia, a Cuban author, Cuco, a Mexican-American indie music artist, and even Bad Bunny, Puerto Rican rapper.
I was honestly kind of struggling. I finally pin pointed that I wanted the person I focus on to be a notable Cuban figure. I wanted to pay homage to my Cuban background. I could do Gloria Estefan or Celia Cruz, but those are easy picks and everyone knows them already. Upon searching for notable Cuban figures, I have chosen Cristina Garcia. I chose her because she’s someone I didn’t know about and she has several books about Cuba which have many themes. She’s a journalist and a novelist. She was born in Cuba, but raised in New York City. I will take this week to choose a topic to focus on.
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