Latino Drama (Critical Survey of Drama)
Introduction
Identity—that is, one’s connection to heritage and search for autonomous existence—has been the leading theme throughout the history of Latino drama in the United States. According to Elizabeth C. Ramírez’s Chicanas/Latinas in American Theatre (2000), “in earlier decades (primarily during the [Richard] Nixon administration) there was a concerted effort to combine all Spanish-speaking groups in the United States into one, designating the term ‘Hispanic’ for this massive population.” Yet, the term “Hispanic” speaks of a collective,...
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