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Seek Another Land, Phillip Leteka
Seek Another Land, Phillip Leteka
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A family in a country village is tested and torn apart by their own religious fanaticism. A young shoemaker, Eynaud (Matty Oaks), has to stand up against conformity after his sick wife, Çyska (Caroline Duncan), is put through an extreme ordeal by her parents due to their religious beliefs.
Frida's Daughter, Myrta Vida
Frida's Daughter, Myrta Vida
Theses
The purpose of my creative writing is to highlight a group of U.S. citizens still woefully underrepresented in literature proper: the Latinx middle class. I’m keenly interested in exploring Puerto Rican and first- and second-generation Latinx immigrant stories. Even though some of the experiences from these groups have been elegantly visited by writers such as Giannina Braschi, Sandra Cisneros, Junot Diaz, Julia Alvarez, and others, there are nuances to the Latinx middle class experience that are yet to be uncovered. Being stuck in the cultural, linguistic, socio-economic, and political middles in a country that has recently taken a largely nationalist …