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“The tension between people is palpable, and the ideal of what it means to be and look American becomes a preoccupation to folks around the country, including me.”

Book:Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina

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Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina

This memoir delves into the author's experiences and reflections on her cultural heritage, offering a candid look at the complexities of identity and belonging. more

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Raquel Cepeda

Raquel Cepeda is a renowned journalist, born on June 9, 1973. She is known for her in-depth reporting on Latin American culture and her advocacy for multiculturalism. more

“It was nineteen fifty seven, the Little Rock nine were escorted to school by Federal troops under the order of President Eisenhower to counteract the attempt of Arkansas Governor Faubus to prevent it. Southern racial tensions produced a supreme irony: Federal troops against the National Guard. This visible strife between state and nation was one of the evidences of the racial turmoil of the times”

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Book:Torn From the Inside Out

Source: Torn From the Inside Out

“It is not my province to show how brave it was for a great, strong nation to quell a riot caused by the dancing of a few 'bucks' – for civilized soldiers to slaughter indiscriminately, Indian women and children. Doubtless it was brave, for so public opinion tells us, and it cannot err.”

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Book:Wynema: A Child of the Forest

Source: Wynema: A Child of the Forest

“For [Beth] Davis, Fitzgerald's [Louisiana] story carried another, broader message for Americans. 'If veterans could come together so soon after the War and forgive and forget, then surely we can overcome our differences,' she said. 'Old wounds were healed here, old barriers overcome. Seems like we should be able to do the same.”

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Author:Tony Horwitz

“The interests of the minority must be safeguarded. That doesn't work in Africa. The African knows and understands one principle: winner takes all-and let the minority go to the wall. That's what will happen to the white settlers in Kenya if the British capitulate to the Mau Mau killers.”