“I was on the wrong side of colonization. My ancestry is mostly mired in having the colonial experience as colonized subjects, first as slaves and then as independent subjects with a post-colonial experience.” FirstsSidesSubjectsIndependentSlavePostsAncestryColonization Author:Fred D'Aguiar
“My grandfather is Portuguese. He betrayed what was expected of him and married my grandmother of African descent on my father's side.” FatherSidesMarriedExpectedGrandmotherGrandfatherMy GrandmotherBetrayedMy GrandfatherDescentPortuguese Author:Fred D'Aguiar
“I try to be even-handed and fair-minded about my view of history. I don't romanticize one side and demonize the other, though I do think that if you're suffering a lot, especially in the Bob Marley sense, suffering becomes a kind of university out of which you'll learn some hard lessons.” IfsThinkingTryingKindHardSufferingSidesViewsLessonsFairsUniversityBobMarleyHard Lessons Author:Fred D'Aguiar
