Gringa: A Contradictory Girlhood book trailer
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Uploaded by MelissaMHart1 on Sep 11, 2009
Torn between the high socioeconomic status of her father and the bohemian lifestyle of her mother, Melissa Hart tells a compelling story of contradiction in this coming-of-age memoir. Set in 1970s Southern California, Gringa is the story of a young girl conflicted by two extremes. On the one hand theres life with her mother, who leaves her father to begin a lesbian relationship, taking Hart and her two siblings along. Hart tells of her moms new life in a Hispanic neighborhood of Oxnard, California, and how these new surroundings begin to positively shape Hart herself. At the opposite extreme is her fathers white-bread well-to-do security, which is predictable and stable and boring. Hart is made all the more fraught with frustration when a judge rules that being raised by two women is unnatural and grants her father primary custody.
Hart weaves a powerful story of fleeting moments with her mother, of her unfolding adoration of Oxnards Latino culture, and of the ways in which shes molded by the polarity of her parents worldviews. Hart is faced with opposing ideals, caught between what she is supposed to want and what she actually desires. Gringa offers a touching, reflective look at one girls struggle with the dichotomies of class, culture, and sexuality.
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Hi Melissa my name is oscar I also grew up in los angeles and out there we called them chili fritos. We also used to add jalapeños. Changing the subject can you be kind enough to email me, I have a rough draft I would like for you to critique. palacios1810@yahoo.com. p.s. love your cat, looks just like my daughter s his name was Mauricio
palacios1810 1 year ago
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!!!!!
pberinstein 2 years ago
Cool video! Your book sounds really interesting. It's nice to see more people with LGBT parents on Youtube. =)
rainbowheartgirl 2 years ago
Gotta love the Frito Boat. What I really need is a video detailing how to eat one without spilling! -Adam
blitzkrieg59 2 years ago
Yeah, what jbs054 said!
lestroismartins 2 years ago