I recently spoke with a few authors to reflect on the importance of telling our stories from a Central American lens as well as their thoughts on finally seeing more of us getting book deals and the praise we so rightfully deserve.
Growing up, I had no idea how much I craved to see myself and my culture in stories — on the big and little screens, in novels, and even in history books. Everything changed for me, though, in my early teen years when I discovered Honduran-American actress. It felt like a lightbulb had gone off in my brain where endless possibilities started to take shape.
Central American stories are essential because future generations deserve to see bookshelves filled with books that validate and affirm the spectrum of Central American experiences.As someone who grew up in Miami where Cuban stories took center stage, I missed out on that wonderfully fulfilling feeling that comes from not having to explain yourself. I remember in a writing group in 2022, I read a very millennial Nicaraguan immigrant story and cried involuntarily.
I also grew up with my own Central American family telling me stories, and I absorbed that like a sponge. I grew up with our stories as my entire essence. They formed me and made me the writer I am today. Because I'm Central American, it is not possible for me to tell a story that is not inherently filtered through a Central American lens.
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