We live in a polarized world of contrived dualisms, dichotomies and paradoxes: light vs. dark and good vs. evil. We as Mexic Amerindians/mestizas are the dark. We are the evilor at least, the questionable.
my Mamá Grande, a tiny Mayan woman, took me aside when I was an adolescent and told me several things that didn't make a bit of sense to my young and… - Ana Castillo
my Mamá Grande, a tiny Mayan woman, took me aside when I was an adolescent and told me several things that didn't make a bit of sense to my young and…
- Ana Castillo
What you perceive as "liberal" is my independence to choose what i do, with whom, and when. Moreover, it also means that i may choose not to do it, w… - Ana Castillo
What you perceive as "liberal" is my independence to choose what i do, with whom, and when. Moreover, it also means that i may choose not to do it, w…
I'm obviously an American citizen. My parents are American citizens. But I'm not looked at as an American. - Ana Castillo
I'm obviously an American citizen. My parents are American citizens. But I'm not looked at as an American.
I feel that it's very important for young people to have a sense of history and do research and don't re-invent the wheel and don't think that you're… - Ana Castillo
I feel that it's very important for young people to have a sense of history and do research and don't re-invent the wheel and don't think that you're…
Our goal should be to achieve joy - Ana Castillo
Our goal should be to achieve joy
I've spent my whole life in Chicago being asked where am I from, so that I have a sense of displacement that also is very psychologically disorientin… - Ana Castillo
I've spent my whole life in Chicago being asked where am I from, so that I have a sense of displacement that also is very psychologically disorientin…
It is an absolute impossibility in this society to reversely sexually objectify heterosexual men, just as it is impossible for a poor person of color… - Ana Castillo
It is an absolute impossibility in this society to reversely sexually objectify heterosexual men, just as it is impossible for a poor person of color…
There are things coming from me that I felt I wanted to talk about. My search for my own blend of spirituality, my acknowledgement of my sexuality, m… - Ana Castillo
There are things coming from me that I felt I wanted to talk about. My search for my own blend of spirituality, my acknowledgement of my sexuality, m…
When one of us dies of cancer, loses her mind, or commits suicide, we must not blame her for her inability to survive an ongoing political mechanism … - Ana Castillo
When one of us dies of cancer, loses her mind, or commits suicide, we must not blame her for her inability to survive an ongoing political mechanism …
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