Estela Portillo-Trambley quotes

I've always been at the peripheries of the Chicano Movement because the Chicano world does not consider me Chicana enough. They, however, respect me as a writer... (Estela Portillo-Trambley)

Deep in my psyche, I am no different than any American-I have a greater command of their language than they do. I am a composite of all of the heroines in the books I've read-legendary, mythological, fictional ones. I wonder if I am real? I want to be!

Estela Portillo-Trambley

I was not really of the barrio, but the barrio was an important part of my life. Spanish was my first language; English was the language of my reading world. This was the world I lived in-an idealistic world, and unreal world that filled my senses with hopes, with joy and identification...

Estela Portillo-Trambley

Estela Portillo-Trambley

Occupation: American Teacher
Born: January 16, 1936
Died: December 29, 1998
Quotes count: 3
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