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“You know that you wouldn't take a baby on a plane without diapers, so when you leave your house, take care of you, like you would a baby. Don't leave your house without packing some healthy things.”

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Sandra Cisneros

Sandra Cisneros is an American writer known for her unique Latinx background and female perspective. Her works delve into issues of immigration, family, and society, with her most famous work being the short story collection 'The House on Mango Street'. Born on December 20, 1954, Cisneros began her writing career in the 1970s. more

“Friends started saying, "Oh, don't come. No vengas. It's dangerous for us, and we live here." Then there's also the issue, if you go back, and you happen to be Mexican-American, you get treated very differently [in Mexico] than if you're blond. If you say something wrong, they say, "Why don't you learn your mother tongue?"”

Ifs Happens Mother Issues Dangerous Tongue Treated Mexico Mexican Mother Tongue Mexican American

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“I want to write an essay called "Fear of Mexico," because I always feel like Mexico's this lover that never writes to me.”

Want Feels Writing Lovers Mexico Essays

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“I live in a town that's two and a half hours from the border. I know people who have lived in San Antonio for generations, sometimes seven generations, their families are from there, and they are of Mexican descent, and they've never gone farther than the border.”

People Knows Two Sometimes Hours Half Gone Generations Towns Seven Borders Mexican Descent Half Hours Antonio San Antonio

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