Loving in the War Years: Lo Que Nunca Pasó Por Sus Labios Summary
Cherríe Moraga

Loving in the War Years: Lo Que Nunca Pasó Por Sus Labios Summary

Cherrie Moragaappears in throughout

Cherrie Moraga is the author of all the poems and essays contained in this collection. She is a half-white, half-Mexican lesbian living in America. Familiarity with her biography is vital to understanding the book because, as she argues at several points, one cannot approach issues of sexism and racism from a purely theoretical perspective; one can only understand them if one has experienced oppression oneself.

Moraga was born into a...

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