Individually, every grain of sand brushing against my hands represents a story, an experience, and a block for me to bui — Raquel Cepeda, Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina
Individually, every grain of sand brushing against my hands represents a story, an experience, and a block for me to bui — Raquel Cepeda, Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina
Individually, every grain of sand brushing against my hands represents a story, an experience, and a block for me to bui — Raquel Cepeda, Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina
Individually, every grain of sand brushing against my hands represents a story, an experience, and a block for me to bui — Raquel Cepeda, Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina
Individually, every grain of sand brushing against my hands represents a story, an experience, and a block for me to bui — Raquel Cepeda, Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina
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Individually, every grain of sand brushing against my hands represents a story, an experience, and a block for me to build upon for the next generation.

— Raquel Cepeda, Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina
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