Rosa by Any Other Name Memoir and tokenism

and tokenism

By filling in the family trees of formerly enslaved people to their descendants

Enriquez’s stories never fail to enthrall

yet oddly familiar

Cushioned with love and tenderness

Rosa by Any Other Name Memoir and tokenismIn this Romeo and Juliet inspired retelling set during the civil rights era, a Mexican American girl is driven to join a movement for justice after her white classmate and best friend from the barrio are tragically murdered. Rosa Capistrano has been attending posh North Phoenix High School to boost her chances of a college education and a career in journalism, thanks to the groundbreaking Brown v. Board of Education verdict for desegregation. But