AOC: The Fearless Rise and Powerful Resonance of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1250257417 ISBN 13: 9781250257413

Verlag: St Martin's Press, 2020

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With a preface by Keegan-Michael Key

In the vein of Notorious RBG, seventeen writers explore the multiple meanings of a young Latina politician who has already made history.

From the moment Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez beat a ten-term incumbent in the primary election for New York’s 14th, her journey to the national, if not world, stage, was fast-tracked. Six months later, as the youngest Congresswoman ever elected, AOC became one of a handful of Latina politicians in Washington, D.C. Just thirty, she represents her generation, the millennials, in many groundbreaking ways: proudly working class, Democratic Socialist, of Puerto Rican descent, master of social media, not to mention of the Bronx, feminist—and a great dancer.

AOC investigates her symbolic and personal significance for so many, from her willingness to use her imperfect bi-lingualism, to why men are so threatened by her power, to the long history of Puerto Rican activism that she joins. Contributors span a wide range of voices and ages, from media to the arts and politics:

Keegan-Michael Key
— Preface
Lynda Lopez
— Introduction: "The Meaning of AOC"
Jennine Capó Crucet
— "An Open Letter to Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez"
Andrea González-Ramírez
— "Women Like Me Aren’t Supposed to Run for Office"
Patricia Reynoso
— “'The First Latina to . . .'”
Pedro Regalado
— “'Pa’lante!': The Long History of Puerto Rican Activism in New York City"
Rebecca Traister
— "The Imagined Threat of a Woman Who Governs Like a Man"
Natalia Sylvester
— "In No Uncertain Terms"
Erin Aubry Kaplan
— "The Center Will Not Hold. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Counting on It"
Tracey Ross
— "A Just Society"
Carmen Rita Wong
— "Latinas Are So Money"
Mariana Atencio
— "AOC the Influencer"
Wendy Carrillo
— "What AOC and I Learned at Standing Rock"
Nathan J. Robinson
— "The Democratic Socialism of AOC"
Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez
— "On Being an Indignant Brown Girl"
Elizabeth Yeampierre
— "Making the Green New Deal the Real Deal"
María Cristina “MC” González Noguera
— "The Hustle"

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LYNDA LOPEZ is an Emmy Award winning journalist and anchor at WCBS NewsRadio 880 in New York. She has anchored and reported for ABC News and WCBS TV, as well as anchoring newscasts for Fox5 and My9. A former contributor to Latina Magazine, Glamour and Glam Belleza Latina, Lopez lives in New York City.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: St Martin's Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1250257417
• ISBN 13: 9781250257413
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 217
• Herausgeber: Lopez Lynda
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