“I fall in love with Paraíso. It’s like a giant playground where I’m never scolded for running around recklessly, where I’m almost overwhelmed with the amount of attention and love I receive from Mami’s family. In New York, I’m invisible.” HomeFamilyLonelinessIdentityAloneParadiseIsolationComing Of AgeInvisibilityParaisoTransnational Book:Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina Source: Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina