"Though he was bigger than me in every way, I could feel him making himself small and vulnerable."

"Los que trabajábamos en el campo y no nos apendejamos, pudimos arreglar papeles. Ese mismo año llegué aquí, a la tierra de Murrieta."

Me mudé sola, / sin un maldito centavo, / pero con el alma llena / de algo que se parecía / mucho a la fe. /

watch how I move my feet / and follow the Taíno lore /

"She pushed her fist into the air and snatched Jeison’s megaphone from his hand, putting it close to her lips. “Mataron a Daniel! El estado mató a Daniel!"

"The Mexicans were there for Ted. They are his family. Ted Williams is Mexican? Yes, Ted Williams is Mexican."

"Outside, the man is waiting for you."

as hiding the wise force of Ayao, / the divine and fierce spirit of air and wind, / who lives in the ceiba forest, a warrior like mami. /