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Life On The Hyphen: The Cuban-American Way

A very clever title to a professor’s look at the immigrant experience. The author, Gustavo Pérez-Firmat, is a Cuban-American, born in Cuba but immigrating to the United States early on in life. The book explores the way Cuban-Americans assimilate into … Continue reading

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The Unexpected Beauty of Scars

I don’t delve very often into the realm of biographies or nonfiction. Books are my escape pod; my chance to disappear from reality and send my imagination on impossible adventures, with typical vehicles ranging from science fiction and fantasy, to … Continue reading

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