How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents Daughter of Invention Mami, Papi, Yoyo Dictator Rafael Trujillo Rafael Trujillo was the Dominican dictator who ruled from 1930 until his assassination in 1961. Trujillo ruled as a military strongman and was responsible for many deaths throughout his dictatorship. Papi had lost brothers and sisters and friends to this dictatorship as stated on page 146. This timing would put Papi and his family in America during or just after Trujillo's assassination which would also pre date Lau vs Nichols, which was in 1965. This background helps me better inform my understanding of what this family had endured in the Dominican Republic and what it was like in America at this time. Mami, Papi and Yoyo are all dealing with their new lives in America in very different ways. Unfortunately, each has their own fears in adjusting which seems to not allow them to each support one another in their perspective struggles. Mami Mami seems to be enjoying the free...