Quote by Jessica Hagedorn

My identity is linked to my grandmother, who's pure Filipino, as pure as you can probably get. And that shaped my imagination. So that's how I identify.

My identity is linked to my grandmother, who's pure Filipino

Summary

This quote emphasizes the strong connection between the speaker's identity and their grandmother, who is Filipino. The speaker associates their Filipino heritage with purity and finds it integral to their sense of self. The influence of their grandmother's pure and authentic Filipino background has greatly shaped their imagination and is a fundamental aspect of how they choose to identify themselves.

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By Jessica Hagedorn

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