Valdez, Jose Dolores (Raquel’s great-great grandfather), 243–44
Valdez, Rosario (Raquel’s maternal great-grandmother), 13
Vargas, Sergio, 141
Vietnamese, 197, 244
The Village Voice newspaper, 113, 136
Volubilis ruins (Morocco), 181
W
Washington Square Park (New York City), 76, 84, 91, 131, 132
Wells, Spencer, 150
whiteness
Dominican ancestry and, 234, 248–49, 250–51, 256
Eduardo’s views about, 225
Latino ancestry and, 235
Wolof people, 247
X
Xiomara “Titi” (Raquel’s babysitter), 55–56, 57, 60
Z
Zaglul, Antonio, 5, 12, 23, 211
Zenaida (Raquel’s classmate), 80, 81
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Cepeda, Raquel.
Bird of paradise : how I became Latina / Raquel Cepeda.—1st Atria Books hardcover ed.
p. cm.
Includes index.
1. Cepeda, Raquel. 2. Cepeda, Raquel—Family. 3. Hispanic American women—Biography. 4. Hispanic American women—Ethnic identity. 5. Hispanic Americans—Biography. 6. Hispanic Americans—Ethnic identity. 7. Genetic genealogy. I. Title.
CT275.C383A3 2013
305.48'868073—dc23
2012034482
ISBN 978-1-4516-3586-7
ISBN 978-1-4516-3588-1 (ebook)
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