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“It is a beautiful thing to be a First and Only, the one who disrupts deep-rooted generational patterns to become our ancestors’ wildest dreams. And it also comes at a price.”
― Alejandra Campoverdi, First Gen: A Memoir

“How common it is that those who smash through glass ceilings are then left to clean up the shards on their own.”
― Alejandra Campoverdi, First Gen: A Memoir

“Because I believe that by revealing our wounds to one another, we are all a little more free and a little less alone. And because the first step on any emotional journey is to own the truth. To reclaim the parts of ourselves we sacrificed in order to survive.”
― Alejandra Campoverdi, First Gen: A Memoir

“is a beautiful thing to be a First and Only, the one who disrupts deep-rooted generational patterns to become our ancestors’ wildest dreams. And it also comes at a price. To be a First and Only in America is”
― Alejandra Campoverdi, First Gen: A Memoir