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Emeralda Santiago, a novelist and memoirist, appears on this episode of New Letters on the Air in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. It makes a perfect hour-long pairing with our program with Martin Espada.
In this interview, Santiago discusses her memoir “Almost A Woman,” the sequel to her first book, “When I Was Puerto Rican.” Santiago explores her life as a Puerto Rican immigrant in New York, and the tension of being pulled apart by two very different cultures and languages. Her newest memoir, “The Turkish Lover,” came out in paperback on Aug. 30.
For more information about this or any other New Letters on the Air program, please call Angela Elam or Dennis Conrow at 235-1159 or visit www.newletters.org/ontheair.asp.
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Emeralda Santiago, a novelist and memoirist, appears on this episode of New Letters on the Air in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. It makes a perfect hour-long pairing with our program with Martin Espada. In this interview, Santiago discusses her memoir “Almost A Woman,” the sequel to her first book, “When I Was Puerto Rican.” Santiago explores her life as a Puerto Rican immigrant in New York, and the tension of being pulled apart by two very different cultures and languages. Her newest memoir, “The Turkish Lover,” came out in paperback on Aug. 30. For more information about this or any other New Letters on the Air program, please call Angela Elam or Dennis Conrow at 235-1159 or visit www.newletters.org/ontheair.asp.
Broadcast History
Originally broadcast in a slightly different form Nov. 17 1999. Uplinked on the public radio satellite in this format Sept 14 2005
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