Borders in Chicana Literature
To live in the Borderlands means you are neither hispana negra española ni gabacha, eres mestiza, mulata, half-breed caught in the crossfire between camps while carrying all five races on your back not knowing which side to turn to, run from [...] To survive the Borderlands you must live sin fronteras be a crossroads." (Borderlands 216-217) The American Southwest: a ...