De Colores Means All of Us

Elizabeth Martinez’s “De Colores Means All of Us” was one of those books that had me thinking about issues concerning women in the Latin community and the terms “Chicano/a” and “Hispanic or Latino/a.” In part 5 (Woman Talk: No Taco Belles here), chapter 18 (The pursuit of Latina liberation) she discusses the story about Latina feminists whose main purpose was to “demolish the stereotype of the ‘passive Latin woman’ (163).” In Martinez’s style of writing she is trying to persuade women to be involved in politics and to have a voice. From my impression she is a feminist who wanted to fight racism, the oppression of people and break the stereotype of feminists being seen as bra-burning and man-haters. Overall, I did enjoy Martinez's form of writing. Not only did she use historical facts but she also used her own experience in a story-tell format.