While my college had done an excellent job recruiting me, I had no road map for what I was supposed to do once I made it to campus. Jennine Capó Crucet campuscollegeexcellent Change image and share on social
'Some day,' I said, 'I will be an author.' Jennine Capó Crucet authorday Change image and share on social
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
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
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
