"I feel very ni de aquí ni de allá…I’ve carried that border, that duality with me, because I’m not a full American...They can’t deny us right now…We don’t have it all, but we’ve gotten this much. We are undeniable. We are here."
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On her Mexican ancestry and the need for her people to succeed in “How Tanya Saracho Made the Most Radically Queer Show on TV” in Out Magazine (2019 Jan 10)
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