I grew up reading white/Americano stories that I couldn't relate to. Not until I read Sandra Cisneros' A House on Mango Street, did I feel that finally, an author spoke to me and to all my Latina/o brothers and sisters.
Chimamanda Adichie was raised in an academic environment in Nigeria. Her family spoke perfect English and had maids. She started reading at two but never read books that spoke to her. My hope is that one day, equality will exist within the publishing industry and that white people read us, too (recently, as part of an author panel, I found out that 95 percent of all books in the US are written by white authors for a white audience).
Check out Chimamanda's moving story:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9Ihs241z...
Chimamanda Adichie was raised in an academic environment in Nigeria. Her family spoke perfect English and had maids. She started reading at two but never read books that spoke to her. My hope is that one day, equality will exist within the publishing industry and that white people read us, too (recently, as part of an author panel, I found out that 95 percent of all books in the US are written by white authors for a white audience).
Check out Chimamanda's moving story:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9Ihs241z...
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