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cultural trauma
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Latinas When the N Word Slips Out: The Unspoken Struggle
The first time María heard the word in her own home, she was 12. It wasn’t a stranger who said it—it was her abuelo, the same man who’d taught her to dance the...
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The Reluctant Fundamentalist: Changez’s Smile and the Day the Twin Towers Fell
The novel’s power lies in its refusal to let Changez off the hook. He isn’t a terrorist; he’s a man who weaponized his education, his charm, his very identity...