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"Eating My Heart Out: A Memoir in Progress" by Suzy Dalton Sonenberg

Eating Day-- Opening Chapaters from a Memoir in Progress by Suzy Sonenberg.pdf

PDF version of ""Eating My Heart Out: A Memoir in Progress" by Herstory Writers Workshop author, Suzy Dalton Sonenberg

Tags: body image, Food relationships, Forest Hills. Queens, Herstory Writings, Identity, mother-daughter relationships, Suzy Dalton Sonenberg

"Hope is Premeditated Disappointment" by Risco Mention-Lewis

PDF version of “Hope is Premeditated Disaapointment,” a story by Herstory Writers Workshop author, Risco Mention-Lewis

Tags: African American male identity, African-American Men/Stigmatization, Black Lives Matter, Council of Thought and Action (COTA), Criminal Justice Reform, Discrimination, gang violence, Herstory Writings, mass incarceration, Nassau County Assistant District Attorney, Police Brutality, Police Reinforcement, Prejudice, Race/Racism, Racial Profiling, Revenge, Risco Mention-Lewis, Suffolk County Deputy Police Commisioner

"I Close My Eyes to Be Free" by Kelvin Lazaro

PDF document of "I Close My Eyes to Be Free" by Herstory Writers Workshop author Kelvin Lazaro

Tags: Bail reform, Criminal Justice Reform, Herstory Writings, Imprisonment, Incarceration, Incareration of Minors, Isolated Confinement, Juvenile Corrections, Kelvin Lazaro, Prison Visitation, Prisoner Experience, Racial Profiling, Raise the Age, Rikers Island, Taking Back our Children, Violence Against Prisoners, Youth Incarceration, Youth Justice, Youth/Juvenile Justice Reform

"I Was the Intruder" by Andreia Lee

Andreia Lee I Was the Intruder FINAL.pdf

PDF version of Herstory Writers Workshop author Andreia Lee's story "I Was the Intruder."

Tags: Adolescence, Andreia Lee, Chinese-Brazilian, Discrimination, Herstory Writings, Home, Identity, Immigrant children, immigration, Motherhood, school bullying

"Llámenme m’ija" by Silvia Heredia

PDF version of "Llámenme m’ija" ("Call Me Daughter) by Herstory Writers Workshop author, Silvia Heredia

Tags: chronic disease, cultural identity, cultural loss, family, Health, Herstory Writings, Hispanic, Hispanic Identity, Latinas Write/Escriben, Latino/Latina, Latino/Latina Literature, lupus, Mexico, Silvia Heredia

"Longings from Behind and Beyond the Walls" by Rukhsana Ayyub

Longings from behind and beyond the Walls final.pdf

PDF version of "Longings from Behind and Beyond the Walls" by Herstory Writers Workshop author, Rukhsana Ayyub

Tags: Gender Oppression, Herstory Writings, Pakistan, Patriarchy dominance, Rukhsana Ayyub, traditional practices, Women's oppression

"Love Song at the End of the Day: A Journey into Alzheimer’s"--Except from a Memoir by Muriel Weyl

Love Song at the End of the Day by Murel Weyl.pdf

PDF version of an except from ""Love Song at the End of the Day: A Journey into Alzheimer’s," a memoir by Herstory Writers Workshop author Muriel Weyl

Tags: Aging, Alzheimer's Disease, Caregving, Eldercare, Herstory Writings, Marriage, Muriel Weyl

"My Guardian Angel" by Natalia Simmons

Text document of "My Guardian Angel," a story by Herstory Writers Workshop author, Natalia Simmons

Tags: Drunk Driving/Guilt, DWI, Forgiveness/Remorse, Herstory Writings, Manslaughter/Guilt, Natalia Simmons, Prison/Incarceration, Restorative Justice

"Nada" by Belinda Castiblanco

Spanish version of "Nothing" by Herstory Author, Belinda Castiblanco

Tags: Alpha Sigma Lambda, Belinda Castiblanco, Education, Herstory Writings, Hispanic, Hispanic culture, Inequality, Latino/Latina, Latino/Latina empowerment, Latino/Latina Literature, Long Island Wins, Motherhood, Non-traditional student, Stony Brook University, Stories for Liberation, Teen Pregnancy

"No Hope of a License" by Gerson Sermeno--Spanish Version

PDF of Spanish version of "No Hope of a License," a story by Herstory Writers Workshop author Gerson Sermeno

Tags: Central America, Discrimination, Driver's License Laws, Gerson Sermeno, Herstory Writings, Hispanic, Immigrant Rights, Inequality, Latino/Latina, Latino/Latina Literature, License, Long Island Wins, Police, Police Practices, Police Practices/Traffic Stop, Race/Racism, Racial Profiling, Spanish/Hispanic culture

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