“While America will always, I think, feel foreign to me, New York City is my home. This is where I can construct my own identity freely and reject labels imposed on me.” ThinkingFeelsI CanHomeAmericaMy OwnCitiesNew YorkIdentityLabelsRejectsNew York CityConstructs Book:Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina Source: Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina
“We aren’t encouraged to think for ourselves and ask questions. We are expected to accept what they teach us as infallible truths.” ThinkingAsksAcceptingTeachExpectedInfallible Book:Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina Source: Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina
“Come to think of it, maybe God is a He after all, because only a cruel force would create something this beautiful and make it inaccessible to most people” PeopleThinkingBeautifulForceTravelInaccessible Book:Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina Source: Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina
