“Paradise is a state of being, more than just the name of a suburb or a home.”
― Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina
― Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina
“Are Latino-Americans white? Black? Other? Illegal aliens from Mars? Or are we the very face of America?”
― Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina
― Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina
“Our identities are as fluid as our personal experiences are diverse.”
― Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina
― Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina
“Sometimes opposites attract, or so they say, but Paloma and Rocío were like arroz and mangú: they didn’t really mix well.”
― Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina
― Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina
“Foisting an identity on people rather than allowing them the freedom and space to create their own is shady.”
― Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina
― Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina
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