Author Archives: Erica Ulloa

“Fictive Fragments of a Father and Son” by David Mura “Fictive Fragments of a Father and Son” by David Mura personifies perfectly how many immigrants assimilate to America as well as other topics such as trauma and self-discovery. It is told from the perspective of the son of a second generation Japanese American man. TheContinue reading “Blog #5”

The House On Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros I previously read The House On Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros in middle school. I remembered always admiring the stories as well as connecting it to my own life and some of the older women around me. Reading it now years later I see more of theContinue reading “Blog #4”

Let America Be America Again by Langston Hughes Langston Hughes’ Let America Be America Again concentrates on the American dream and how it has changed. Getting the “American dream,” having money, freedom, equality, happiness, etc. is extremely difficult and for many no matter how much they work, still don’t achieve it. When I read LetContinue reading “Blog #3”

About “I Would Remember” by Carlos Bulosan “I Would Remember” by Carlos Bulosan is a short story with the main theme of death. The protagonist talks about the five deaths that they have seen and remembered. The first of their mother, who had died from giving birth to the narrators brothers. Second death was thatContinue reading “Blog #2”

The Dangers of a Single Story It never occured to me before the dangers of a single story until seeing Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s moving TED talk. Her talk shined a light on the issue of the impressions we get as readers from stories. As a reader who is hispanic and who lived in a lowerContinue reading “Blog #1”