“Barrio girl goes to Europe” by Sonya Fe

Sonya Fe's collection of stories  is honest, brash, and colored with an energized vitality and uproarious humor yet enlightening in its truth-telling. "Barrio Girl goes to Europe" takes you on the life, struggles and journey Sonya Fe has taken from the William Mead Housing Projects, aka "Dog Town" in East LA, to her celebrity as an accomplished artist. Through her abilities as an artist, she skillfully utilizes her word palette to paint life in the barrio through the colorful characters and cultural environment surrounding her upbringing. Sonya writes on her experiences and thoughts of her trip to Europe from this cultural and artistic lens. Her original drawings in the book contribute to the visual atmosphere of her stories.