I want our young Latinos and Latinas to write their hearts out and express their hearts out and let us all listen to each other. Juan Felipe Herrera expressheartlatinas Change image and share on social
Perhaps, like the way these leaves spread out and the way they curl in many directions and how they have many features, I think that's how my road has been. Juan Felipe Herrera curldirectionfeature Change image and share on social
I want to take everything I have in me, weave it, merge it with the beauty that is in the Library of Congress, all the resources, the guidance of the staff and departments, and launch it with the heart-shaped dreams of the people. Juan Felipe Herrera beautycongressdepartment share on social
As a boy, I felt ashamed of being Mexican. I'd say I was Hawaiian. Juan Felipe Herrera ashamedboyfelt Change image and share on social
The goal for me is to be as expansive as possible, and the Library of Congress offers so many resources. Juan Felipe Herrera congressexpansivegoal Change image and share on social
My grandmother and my mom and my aunt Aurelia, my grandmother Juanita, my mom Lucia - we lived on the outskirts of a barrio in Mexico City called Tepito, and Tepito for many, many decades was the largest barrio in Mexico and perhaps even Latin America. Juan Felipe Herrera americaauntaurelia share on social