Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Esmeralda Santiago is the author of three groundbreaking memoirs: When I Was Puerto Rican; Almost A Woman, which she adapted into a Peabody Award-winning movie for PBS’s Masterpiece Theatre; and The Turkish Lover. She’s also the author of three novels and one children’s book. Upon publication of When I Was Puerto Rican, she was hailed as “a welcome new voice, full of passion and authority” (Washington Post).
A graduate of Harvard University and Sarah Lawrence College, Esmeralda has been awarded five honorary doctorates. She has also served on the boards of The Jacob Burns Film Center, the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, the PEN American Center, and The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture.
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