mexican american women

Discusses the lives and experiences of four Mexican women who have spent the majority of their lives in the United States, attending the same high school in Denver, Colorado, but only two of them have legal documentation.

Esperanza, told that her daughter has died and not allowed to view the body, refuses to believe the child is dead, and embarks upon a quest--spurred by the words of a saint who appeared to her in the oven door--that challenges her faith and transforms her life.

In 1845 Sofia DuFay leaves her home in Monterey Bay with a dream of starting a school for American and Mexican young women in San Diego.

Carla Olivares, a young Mexican-American woman, goes to Mexico to "find herself, " and moves in with an old fling, but when his circle of Anglo expat friends fail to provide her with the authentic experience she seeks, Carla becomes involved with el Gordo, a drug don who takes her down a dangerous path. Presented in graphic novel form.

Marci Cruz struggles to find and maintain her identity against a variety of challenges, including a perilous homelife, an incomprehensible Church, and a largely indifferent world.