Lady Q: The Rise and Fall of a Latin Queen - Softcover

Sanchez, Reymundo; Rodriguez, Sonia

 
9781569762851: Lady Q: The Rise and Fall of a Latin Queen
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1569762856 ISBN 13: 9781569762851
Verlag: Chicago Review Press, 2010

Inhaltsangabe

Offering a rarely seen female perspective on gang life, this raw and powerful memoir tells not only of one woman&;s struggle to survive the streets but also of her ascent to the top ranks of the new mafia, where the only people more dangerous than rival gangs were members of her own. At age 5 Sonia Rodriguez&;s stepfather began to abuse her; at 10 she was molested by her uncle and beaten by her mother when she told on him; and by 13 her home had become a hangout for the Latin Kings and Queens who were friends with her older sister. Threatened by rival gang members at school, Sonia turned away from her education and extracurricular activities in favor of a world of drugs and violence. The Latin Kings, one of the largest and most notorious street gangs in America, became her refuge, but its violence cost her friends, freedom, self-respect, and nearly her life. As a Latin Queen, she experienced the exhilarating highs and unbelievable lows of gang life. From being shot at by her own gang and kicked out at age 18 with an infant daughter to rejoining the gang and distinguishing herself as a leader, her legacy as Lady Q was cemented both for her willingness to commit violence and for her role as a drug mule.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Reymundo Sanchez is the pseudonym of a former Latin King who no longer lives in Chicago. He is the author of My Bloody Life and Once a King, Always a King and has appeared on Fox News Chicago, Telemundo, and Univision. Sonia Rodriguez is the pseudonym of a former Latin Queen who no longer lives in Chicago.

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Verlag
Chicago Review Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2010
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1569762856
ISBN 13 
9781569762851
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Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
288
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