Mariana Romo-Carmona and June Chan, 1988 (via bobster855 via materialworld)
“Mariana Romo-Carmona was born and raised in Santiago, Chile. In the late sixties, she emigrated to the U.S. with her parents when she was 14. Her fiction in English and in Spanish reflects the theme of immigration and often its alienating and fragmenting effects. As an emerging writer, Romo-Carmona worked to create spaces for the publication of voices from lesbian, gay, and communities of color. She produced the first lesbian and gay bilingual radio program with a feminist perspective in the late 70s, and as co-founder of Latina lesbian groups in Boston and New York City, she went on to participate in international networks in Mexico, Costa Rica, and Puerto Rico. Among other things, she became one of the early members of Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press and co-edited the ground-breaking anthology Cuentos: Stories by Latinas, in 1983.”
