This is a small but significant Chicano literary collection that highlights Maria Duke dos Santos' relationship to various Chicano writers over three decades. The collection adds understanding to the development of Chicano letters and writing, and its international growth.

Maria Duke dos Santos is a leading authority on Chicano and Latino authors. She became one of the earliest female scholars in the field of Chicano literature in the early 1970s. She is also a professor at Texas A&M University-Commerce.

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