Esmeralda Santiago is the author of the memoirsWhen I Was Puerto RicanandAlmost a Woman, and of the novelAmérica's Dream. She lives in Westchester County, New York. Joie Davidow foundedL.A. Style, L.A. Weekly, andSí, a national Latino lifestyle publication. The author ofInfusions of Healing: A Treasury of Mexican-American Herbal Remedies, she lives in Los Angeles. From the Hardcover edition.