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Erika Sánchez is Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
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Growing up, Erika Sánchez did not see anyone who looked like her represented in the books she was reading. So she decided to solve the problem herself by putting her own authentic Mexican-American voice into the world through writing. Her novel I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter is a New York Times-bestseller and a finalist for the National Book Award. She is a recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Poetry, and has written for Rolling Stone, The Guardian, TIME, Cosmopolitan, Jezebel, and many other publications. She talked to the Creative Muscle about identity, truth, judgment, and the importance of serving the work instead of the ego. As an added bonus, listen to this episode to find out which of the hosts is Not Your Perfect Mexican Son. :)
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Manage episode 309359442 series 3031746
Growing up, Erika Sánchez did not see anyone who looked like her represented in the books she was reading. So she decided to solve the problem herself by putting her own authentic Mexican-American voice into the world through writing. Her novel I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter is a New York Times-bestseller and a finalist for the National Book Award. She is a recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Poetry, and has written for Rolling Stone, The Guardian, TIME, Cosmopolitan, Jezebel, and many other publications. She talked to the Creative Muscle about identity, truth, judgment, and the importance of serving the work instead of the ego. As an added bonus, listen to this episode to find out which of the hosts is Not Your Perfect Mexican Son. :)
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