Becoming Latina, becoming Americana: shifting identities in Lara
Rios’s chick lit

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Becoming Latina, becoming Americana: shifting identities in Lara Rios’s chick lit

This article examines the process of acculturation in two female members of a Mexican-American community as represented in Lara Rios’s chick lit novels: Becoming Latina in 10 Easy Steps (2006, 2013) and Becoming Americana (2006). The examination of the two chick lit novels is conducted on a traje...

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Main Authors:	Maryam Mazloomian, Raihanah M. M., Shahizah Ismail Hamdan
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Pusat Pengajian Bahasa dan Linguistik, FSSK, UKM 2015
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9069/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9069/1/9255-27892-1-PB.pdf

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