Harrison, MarlenLee, ChristopherCamacho, Crista Cristella2023-06-062023-06-062022-03-20https://hdl.handle.net/10474/3741Latina/Chicana stories in American literature are important to understand contemporary America as a multicultural society. However, Chicana/Latina literature is not considered part of mainstream American literature. Previous papers regarding this topic have brought up challenges that Latina/Chicana literature confronted in the space of American literature. The absence of Latina/Chicana stories in American life has affected the development of immigrants and their children’s identity. This paper explores and suggests the importance of Latina/Chicana stories in America from the perspective of Chicana/Latina writers. Looking at the text through Feminist and Marxist lenses highlights the problems that ultimately marginalize Latina/Chicana writers. Their stories are rooted in economic and gender inequalities in America and in their countries of Origin/Heritage. The Autoethnography method provides the narrative of the author’s personal experience as a Latina/Chicana developing her identity as a guiding point to display the need of advancing the growth of multicultural American literature.en-USAuthor retains all ownership rights. Further reproduction in violation of copyright is prohibited.Feminist TheoryIdentityWomen's StudiesAutoethnographyChicana/LatinaMarxist TheoryMulticultural AmericaThesis