Bird of Paradise : how I became Latina
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Published
New York : Atria Paperback, February 2014.
Format
Book
Edition
First Atria Paperback edition.
Physical Desc
xvii, 315 pages ; 22 cm
Status
Waterloo Public Library - 2nd Floor Shelf Display
305.488 CEP
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305.488 CEP
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Autobiographies.
Cepeda, Raquel -- Family.
Cepeda, Raquel.
Dominican Americans -- Biography.
Dominican Republic -- Social life and customs.
Genetic genealogy.
Hispanic American women -- Biography.
Hispanic American women -- Ethnic identity.
Hispanic Americans -- Biography.
Hispanic Americans -- Ethnic identity.
Cepeda, Raquel -- Family.
Cepeda, Raquel.
Dominican Americans -- Biography.
Dominican Republic -- Social life and customs.
Genetic genealogy.
Hispanic American women -- Biography.
Hispanic American women -- Ethnic identity.
Hispanic Americans -- Biography.
Hispanic Americans -- Ethnic identity.
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Local Subjects
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Published
New York : Atria Paperback, February 2014.
Edition
First Atria Paperback edition.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
In 2009, when Raquel Cepeda almost lost her estranged father to heart disease, she feared she'd never know the truth about her ancestry. Every time she looked in the mirror, Cepeda saw a mystery -- a tapestry of races and ethnicities that came together in an ambiguous mix. With time running out, she decided to use the science of ancestral DNA testing to excavate everything she could about her genetic history. Bird of Paradise is the story of that remarkable quest to uncover the truth about her ancestors, as well as herself. Born in Harlem to Dominican parents, Cepeda was sent to live with her maternal grandparents in the Paraíso (Paradise) district in Santo Domingo while still a baby. Paraíso came to mean family, home, and belonging to her, but when Cepeda returned to the US, she discovered her family constellation had changed. Her mother had a new, abusive boyfriend, who relocated the family to San Francisco. When that relationship fell apart, Cepeda found herself back in New York City with her father and European stepmother, fighting vicious battles with her father, who discouraged her from expressing her Dominican heritage, and immersed in the '80s hip-hop culture of uptown Manhattan. It was in these streets that Cepeda constructed her own identity. And as she grew into the successful journalist and documentary filmmaker she is today, she pushed the questions of identity even further: Who were her ancestors? How did they -- and she -- become Latina? With vibrant lyrical prose and fierce honesty, Cepeda has written "a beautiful story of reconciliation and redemption" (Huffington Post). It is an exploration into the science of DNA, the history of Latinos in America, and the concept of race, using her own journey of self-discovery -- and eventually peace with her father -- as a shining example.
Original Version
Reprint. Originally published:,New York : Atria Books, 2013.
Local note
B&T Diversity Analysis 2022 : LCSH, BISAC.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Cepeda, R. (2014). Bird of Paradise: how I became Latina (First Atria Paperback edition.). Atria Paperback.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cepeda, Raquel. 2014. Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina. Atria Paperback.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cepeda, Raquel. Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina Atria Paperback, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Cepeda, Raquel. Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina First Atria Paperback edition., Atria Paperback, 2014.
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