How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents | Characters
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents is a collection of stories that recounts experiences in the lives of four Dominican-American sisters—Carla, Sandra, Yolanda, and Sofia—and their parents, Carlos (Papi), and Laura (Mami). Alvarez divides the novel into three sections that she presents in reverse chronological order, beginning with a story from 1989 and ending with one from 1956. Collectively, the stories chronicle the difficulties each member of the family faces as he or she tries to adjust to life in America without losing a sense of tradition and heritage.
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