dominican moms be like...

This #dwacuenticos chapbook was compiled by the answer to our April 2022 call for submissions titled: Dominican Moms Be Like.

Sx contributing Dominican writers shared comical, yet loving, depictions of mothers & their US-born children. The ongoing dynamics of tu Mami y tu, despite the language exchange, cultural perspectives, and surrounding environment. Common sayings that are specific to Dominican moms.

Edited by Yamberlie Tavarez

#DWACUENTICOS

HER STORY:

LA DOÑA

La Doña, essays on our Dominican Matriarchs share narratives of the women in our families on how they have carried the weight of, protecting, guiding, and educating in a society where men are dominant, and the home is ruled by the matriarch.

Our contributors describe women fighting and embracing expectations of the matriarchal role and what they left behind.

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--Managing Editor: Yamberlie Tavarez