`I was merely a character in his cartoon-populated universe'

Cofer, Judith Ortiz. "`I was merely a character in his cartoon-populated universe'." Chronicle of Higher Education 40, no. 10 (October 27, 1993): B4.

Abstract (via EBSCO Academic Search Premier):

"Presents an excerpt from the book `The Latin Deli: Prose and Poetry,' by Judith Ortiz Cofer. Victim of stereotype attached to Cofer's Hispanic appearance; Mechanisms for dealing with prejudice; Myth of the Latin woman in the United States; Media-engendered image of the Latina; Incident at a public poetry reading; Struggle against misconceptions perpetuated by the myth of the Latina as whore, domestic or criminal."