Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina by Raquel Cepeda

Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina

Raquel Cepeda

315 pages first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir race challenging informative slow-paced

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In 2009, Raquel Cepeda embarked on an exploration of her genealogy using ancestral DNA testing to uncover the truth about her family and the tapestry of races and ethnicities that came together in an ambiguous mix in her features, resulting in "a ...

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dark 66%
emotional 66%
reflective 66%
informative 33%
inspiring 33%
tense 33%

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medium 33%

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