"For someone born in the US but whose parents hail from Mexico, there is always a disconnect that happens between the present culture and the one before. Sometimes, it is a flimsy synapse, and sometimes the disconnect can be a chasm…"
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Film directors from the United StatesPlaywrights from the United StatesHispanic AmericansPeople from El PasoMexican Americans
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On having Mexican-born parents in “An Interview with Octavio Solis” (Welcome to Literary Ashland; 2019 Jun 24)
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