“There are times, though, that no matter how much food I eat, I find the food does nothing for me, like I am hungry for my country and nothing is going to fix that”
― We Need New Names
― We Need New Names
“I think the reason they are my relatives now is they are from my country too - it's like the country has become a real family since we are in America, which is not our country”
― We Need New Names
― We Need New Names
“Leaving your country is like dying, and when you come back you are like a ghost returning to earth, roaming around with missing gaze in your eyes”
― We Need New Names
― We Need New Names
“...dime por qué nuestras grandes naciones pueden enviar legiones de soldados a la guerra, pero son incapaces de hacer lo mismo cuando se trata de salvar los niños (...). Alguna cosa ha cambiado. Para mí vivir ya no es un derecho, se ha convertido en un privilegio”
― Où es-tu ?
― Où es-tu ?
GGI Book Club: Madrid
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— last activity May 04, 2019 09:13AM
This womxn-only bookclub has been running since 2013 and has a very active and engaged group of readers. We normally hold two meetings a month: a fict ...more
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