Sanay Har

“What if it were him on television, explaining science to the masses? He's no meteorologist. He doesn't have a fancy degree. But he might do the job with ease, same as her. What separates them? Opportunity? The fact she was born here, and he on the island? We're just a slave-ship stop away from each other.”
― Alejandro Heredia, Loca

“They carted me off to a local emergency room, where I sat in a sterile, curtain-lined room for enough hours to fill up nearly an entire day. I was waiting, just racking up my medical bills. Over the span of time I was there, I saw three other women I recognized from the rehab center who had been transferred as well. I wondered how many more there were. We were like pawns being moved around, seemingly based on our ability to pay.”
― Erin French, Finding Freedom: A Cook's Story; Remaking a Life from Scratch