“When classmates had presumed to know the inner workings of her race and class - inferring their inherent laziness, lack of motivation, welfare dependency and intellectual deficiency-she had stopped up her ears and gradually trained her eyes not to see.… — Loida Maritza Perez Copy Share Image
“So many lessons she had refused to learn because they had been taught to her by her mother. She recalled Bienvenida's claim that the… — Loida Maritza Perez Copy Share Image
“It wasn't that she romanticized the past or believed that things had been better long ago. She had been poor even in the Dominican… — Loida Maritza Perez Copy Share Image
“It was as if, after years of setting aside memories,the pile had grown too high, and had tumbled, obliging her to take an inventory… — Loida Maritza Perez Copy Share Image
“When classmates had presumed to know the inner workings of her race and class - inferring their inherent laziness, lack of motivation, welfare dependency… — Loida Maritza Perez Copy Share Image
