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Can I read Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina: A Memoir on EtoBox?
Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina: A Memoir by Cepeda, Raquel is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina: A Memoir about?
**In 2009, when Raquel Cepeda almost lost her estranged father to heart disease, she was terrified 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 embark on an archaeological dig of sorts by using the science of ancestral DNA testing to excavate everything she could about her genetic history.** Digging through memories long buried, she embarks upon a journey not only into her ancestry but also into her own history. Born in Harlem to Dominican parents, she was sent to live with her maternal grandparents in the Paraíso (Paradise) district in Santo Domingo while still a baby. It proved to be an idyllic reprieve in her otherwise fraught childhood. Paraíso came to mean family, home, belonging. 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: attending tennis lessons and Catholic schoo
Who reads Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina: A Memoir?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Cepeda, Raquel
- Publisher
- Atria Books
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781451635867
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Science, Memoir, Social Science
- Rating
- 3.95 / 5 (290 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14