Racial Constructs Quotes

“While America will always, I think, feel foreign to me, New York City is my home. This is where I can construct my own identity freely and reject labels imposed on me.”
― Raquel Cepeda, Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina

“...being Latino means being from everywhere, and that is exactly what America is supposed to be about.”
― Raquel Cepeda, Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina