The Roots of the Guava Tree
Sonia Daccarett on growing up Jewish and Arab in Colombia, navigating a multicultural identity in a homogenous society, and why she wanted to give voice to what ordinary Colombians endured in the 1980s.
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Sonia Daccarett on growing up Jewish and Arab in Colombia, navigating a multicultural identity in a homogenous society, and why she wanted to give voice to what ordinary Colombians endured in the 1980s.
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