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Looking Back at the Groundbreaking Puerto Rican Spanglish Novel <em>Yo-Yo Boing!</em>

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Rolando Pérez Reflects on Giannina Braschi's Translingual Boricua Classic

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Yves Jeffcoat on the Slow Work of Writing That Centers Identity

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"I am compelled to anatomize my being."

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Rape As a Weapon: A Tragedy Both Ancient and Modern

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Christina Lamb on the Widespread Practice of Sexual Violence During Wartime

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