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It pulled me like a magnet, jazz did, because it was a way that I could express myself.
I struggled with being a Latino growing up in Los Angeles. I felt very American. I still do. I went to 35 bar mitzvahs before I went to a single quinceanera. I could talk all day about my culture and what it means to me.
Kathy Acker, Activist (1947) |
Justin Amash, Politician (1980) |
Andre Bazin, Critic (1918) |
Reeve Carney, Actor (1983) |
Clarence Darrow, Lawyer (1857) |
Richard Harding Davis, Journalist (1864) |
Susan Faludi, Writer (1959) |
America Ferrera, Actress (1984) |
Haile Gebrselassie, Athlete (1973) |
Saad Hariri, Politician (1970) |
Erasmus Darwin, Scientist (1802) |
Albert Einstein, Physicist (1955) |
John Ambrose Fleming, Inventor (1945) |