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“As puzzled as I was by my classmates’ assumptions, their classification of me as a Black American nonetheless comforted me. Could it be that now, finally, I had my own group to belong to? Would Black Americans claim me just because the whites assigned me to them?”

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Book:America's Daughter

Source: America's Daughter

“Haven’t I always said that no amount of beating, ridicule, or degradation could change your beauty, inside or out?”

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Book:America's Daughter

Source: America's Daughter

“It is not about forgetting but about not letting the past define you. It is about learning from it and embracing its role as your lifetime teacher.”

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Book:America's Daughter

Source: America's Daughter

“I was suffering from a profound disease called culture shock and a severe case of homesickness. My brain was exhausted trying to figure out a lifestyle and living standards that everyone took for granted and few bothered to explain.”

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Book:America's Daughter

Source: America's Daughter

“In your heart, you will always be African, but in America you are a Black American. It is possible and desirable to be both.”

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Book:America's Daughter

Source: America's Daughter

“Standing up for your human rights is what you must always do.”

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Book:America's Daughter

Source: America's Daughter

“What was wrong with these American students? Didn’t they know I was the teacher and they had to do as I said? I learned quickly that my authority meant little, if anything, to them. I was not the all-powerful and feared mwalimu (teacher) of Africa.”

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Book:America's Daughter

Source: America's Daughter

“In their hearts, they know that we are all created equal in the eyes of God and the universe. Whoever thinks otherwise will never be happy.”

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Book:America's Daughter

Source: America's Daughter