I remember being so homesick and realizing that where I came from was not something that existed in the cultural imagination outside the city. People used to think Miami was just partying in South Beach all the time. Jennine Capó Crucet beachcitycultural share on social
People really saw themselves in a big way in Elian Gonzalez's story. Jennine Capó Crucet bigeliangonzalez Change image and share on social
It seems disrespectful to my parents who left... to hear their story over and over again which always ends with... 'and I'll never go back as long as anyone in the Castro family is in power.' Well, what happens if you can go back? Would you want to see things? Jennine Capó Crucet backcastrodisrespectful share on social
You leave home, and then when you come back, you have a kind of perspective that you didn't have before that in some way problematizes your relationship with your family. You just start to be able to have a sort of double vision about them and who they are and how you grew up that can be really painful. Jennine Capó Crucet backdoublefamily share on social
I was in Minnesota and Illinois when I wrote 'How to Leave Hialeah.' When I come to Miami, I'm happy. I don't need to write in Miami. Jennine Capó Crucet happyhialeahillinois Change image and share on social