In "Funeral for Flaca," Portland's Emilly Prado explores identity and Chicana coming of age

Published: July 3, 2021, 4:56 p.m.

b'Portland author Emilly Prado is out with a new debut memoir, Funeral for Flaca. The collection of personal essays spans almost her entire life. Prado chronicles growing up Chicana in a white Bay Area suburb, and explores mental health, trauma, healing, music, radical self love, evolving identity and more.'