"I don't know what issues concerning identity have……" — Jessica Hagedorn
"I don't know what issues concerning identity have helped contemporary fiction evolve to what it is now. All I know is that the range of voices that are being heard and published is a lot more diverse than when I was coming up."
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24 Quotes by Jessica Hagedorn
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Hybridity keeps me from being rigid about most things. It has taught me to appreciate the contradictions in the world…
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There were also horror shows on the radio. Very terrifying and thrilling to me as a kid. They had all…
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Everything matters. Time is precious.
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Don't say Fili, sister. Say Pili. In Tagalog, pili means to choose. Pino means fine. Pilipino equals 'fine choice.
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My identity is linked to my grandmother, who's pure Filipino, as pure as you can probably get. And that shaped…
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Life is not simple, and people can't be boxed into being either heroes or villains.
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It's not just NYU. There are days when I feel like I'm stranded in some upscale mall in Pasadena. Don't…
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I'm preparing for a multimedia theater piece, Airport Music, that's coming up in New York City.
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Becoming a mother has helped make me a tougher, stronger writer.
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But I think there's a genuine joy, too, a sense that no matter what, even if my stomach's growling, I'm…
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Growing up in the Philippines, I loved all kinds of movies. We had a very healthy film industry there when…
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I also identify as a Latin person, a person who has Latin blood.
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