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[email protected] THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES WRITING MEMORY: THE LATINO COMMUNITY AND CONTINUITY IN THE WRITINGS OF JULIA ALVAREZ, JUDITH ORTIZ COFER, AND ACHY OBEJAS. By Amrita Das A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Degree Awarded Fall Semester, 2005 The members of the Committee approve the dissertation of Amrita Das defended on 19th October, 2005. ___________________________ Roberto G. Fernández Professor Directing Dissertation ___________________________ Virgil Suarez Outside Committee Member ___________________________ Santa Arias Committee Member ___________________________ Delia Poey Committee Member Approved: __________________________________ William J. Cloonan, Chair, Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics __________________________________ Joseph Travis, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences The Office of Graduate Studies has verified and approved the above named committee members. ii ACKNOWLEGMENTS I would like to thank my dissertation director Prof. Roberto G. Fernández for his insightful guidance, and allowing me the freedom to express my opinions. I also thank the committee members for their time and suggestions. I remember my father, who has always been an inspiration to me. I acknowledge my mother’s constant support and love. I thank my family for believing in me. I thank my husband for the companionship through out this process.