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NAMED ONE OF AUGUST'S BEST NEW BOOKS BY CNN | ON Cosmo's LIST OF 12 BOOKS YOU'LL BE DESPERATE TO READ THIS SUMMER | ONE OF Autostraddle's 60 QUEER & FEMINIST BOOKS COMING YOUR WAY THIS SUMMER | A 2020 TITLE TO WATCH BY Library Journal | LISTED ON Marie Claire's POLITICAL BOOKS TO READ With a preface by Keegan-Michael Key In the vein of Notorious RBG, seventeen writers explore the multiple meanings of a young Latina politician who has already made history.From the moment Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez beat a ten-term incumbent in the primary election for New York's 14th, her journey to the national, if not world, stage, was fast-tracked. Six months later, as the youngest Congresswoman ever elected, AOC became one of a handful of Latina politicians in Washington, D.C. Just thirty, she represents her generation, the millennials, in many groundbreaking ways: proudly working class, Democratic Socialist, of Puerto Rican descent, master of social media, not to mention of the Bronx, feminist-and a great dancer.AOC investigates her symbolic and personal significance for so many, from her willingness to use her imperfect bi-lingualism, to why men are so threatened by her power, to the long history of Puerto Rican activism that she joins. Contributors span a wide range of voices and ages, from media to the arts and politics:Keegan-Michael Key - PrefaceLynda Lopez - Introduction: 'The Meaning of AOC'Jennine Capo Crucet - 'An Open Letter to Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez'Andrea Gonzalez-Ramirez - 'Women Like Me Aren't Supposed to Run for Office'Patricia Reynoso - ''The First Latina to . . .'' Pedro Regalado - ''Pa'lante!': The Long History of Puerto Rican Activism in New York City'Rebecca Traister - 'The Imagined Threat of a Woman Who Governs Like a Man'Natalia Sylvester - 'In No Uncertain Terms'Erin Aubry Kaplan - 'The Center Will Not Hold. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Counting on It'Tracey Ross - 'A Just Society'Carmen Rita Wong - 'Latinas Are So Money'Mariana Atencio - 'AOC the Influencer'Wendy Carrillo - 'What AOC and I Learned at Standing Rock'Nathan J. Robinson - 'The Democratic Socialism of AOC'Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez - 'On Being an Indignant Brown Girl'Elizabeth Yeampierre - 'Making the Green New Deal the Real Deal'Maria Cristina 'MC' Gonzalez Noguera - 'The Hustle'