The Miraculous Day of Amalia Gomez Quotes

“The word "stereotype" makes me wince. Today it carries such a severe political correct judgement that is becomes sinful to "perpetuate stereotypes." But the objects of such usually thoughtless judgement continues to exist, most often courageously on the front lines of oppression - easily spotted, casually derided. Yet, examined closely, those "stereotypes" reveal a powerful source of enduring, often ancestral courage, even as today, they challenge the insistence that they no longer exist. But they do, and they survive. Certainly, my Amalia continues to exist, an individual, and proudly so.”
― John Rechy, The Miraculous Day of Amalia Gomez