"…It does seem to me that the way many people define “American” is limited, and that insofar as that’s the case, it’s usually limited to white America. But to me the very essence of America is that it’s as expansive and as inclusive as possible, and therefore the word “American” should encompass as many different kinds of people as possible, too."
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On how the term “American” might be expanded in “Cristina Henríquez: The Stories of the Unknown” in Guernica (2015 Oct 22)
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