Cherrie Moraga (born 25 September 1952 in Whittier, California) is a United States writer and activist of Anglo-Chicana descent. Cherrie Moraga is a prolific, award-winning Chicana writer/activist/poet/ playwright. She writes poetry, plays and essays on her experiences as a lesbian and being chicana. Her most recent works include The Last Generation, a collection of poems and essays, and Waiting in the Wings: Portrait of a Queer Motherhood, a memoir. September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years). ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Whittier may refer to: Whittier, California Whittier, Alaska Whittier, North Carolina Whittier, Minneapolis, Minnesota, neighborhood John Greenleaf Whittier was an American poet and abolitionist This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 3rd 410,000 km² 402. ... The term Anglo can be used as a prefix to indicate a relation to England, as in the phrases Anglo-American or Anglo-America. It is also used, somewhat loosely, to refer to a person or people of English ethnicity in North America. ... A Chicano is a person of Mexican descent born in the United States. ... Poetry (ancient Greek: ποιεω (poieo) = I create) is traditionally a written art form (although there is also an ancient and modern poetry which relies mainly upon oral or pictorial representations) in which human language is used for its aesthetic qualities in addition to, or instead of, its notional and semantic content. ... A play is a common form of literature, usually consisting chiefly of dialog between characters, and usually intended for performance rather than reading. ... An essay is a short work that treats a topic from an authors personal point of view, often taking into account subjective experiences and personal reflections upon them. ... Lesbian describes a homosexual woman. ... A Chicano is a person of Mexican descent born in the United States. ...

Cherrie has taught drama and writing courses at various universities across the nation, and is currently a faculty member at Stanford University. Her newest play, Watsonville, enjoyed a successful run in San Francisco last year.

She co-edited the classic feminist anthology, This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color with Gloria Anzaldua. Along with Ana Castillo and Norma Alarcon, she adapted this anthology into Spanish as Esta puente, mi espalda: Voces de mujeres tercermundistas en los Estados Unidos (http://www.ismpress.com/esta_puente.html). Categories: Female-related stubs | 1942 births | 2004 deaths | Feminists | Lesbian writers | Queer theory ... Ana Castillo is a Chicana novelist, poet, and short story writer from Chicago. ...

"When you are not physically starving, you have the luxury to realize psychic and emotional starvation."

 -Cherrie Moraga 

Selected works

• Waiting in the Wings: Portrait of a Queer Motherhood (1997)
• Art in America Con Acento (1994)
• Heroes and Saints & Other Plays (1994)
• Sexuality of Latinas (1993)
• The Last Generation (1993)
• Shadow of a Man (1992)
• Cuentos: Stories By Latinas (1983)
• Giving Up The Ghost (1986)
• Loving In The War Years (1983)
• This Bridge Called My Back (1981)
• Esta puente, mi espalda: Voces de mujeres tercermundistas en los EEUU (1988)