Long before the idea of multiculturalism, in public people could say almost anything to you and get away with it. Junot Diaz idealongmulticulturalism Change image and share on social
Artists are not cheerleaders, and we're not the heads of tourism boards. We expose and discuss what is problematic, what is contradictory, what is hurtful and what is silenced in the culture we're in. Junot Diaz artistboardcheerleader Change image and share on social
Books don't live and die by awards. You don't listen to an Hector Lavoe album because it won some awards. Junot Diaz albumawardbook Change image and share on social
I wrote my first sucio story, as I call them, in 1997. This was always my 'cheater's book,' my book about sucios desgraciados. My plan was to write a book about how people deal with love and loss. Junot Diaz bookcallcheater Change image and share on social
I was in fact pretty much - by the larger culture, by the local culture, by people around me, by people on TV - encouraged to imagine women as something slightly inferior to men. Junot Diaz cultureencouragefact Change image and share on social
I was part of that group of kids growing up in the '80s under the Reagan regime, what I used to call 'living in the shadow of Dr. Manhattan,' where we would have dreams all the time that New York City was being destroyed, and that that wall of light and destruction was rolling out and would just devour our neighborhood. Junot Diaz 80scallcity share on social
New Jersey for me is so alive with history. It's old, dynamic, African-American, Latino. Junot Diaz africanaliveamerican Change image and share on social
When I got heartbroken at 20, it just felt like someone had spiraled a football right into my skull. At 40, it feels like someone had driven a 757 right through me. Junot Diaz drivefeltfootball Change image and share on social
Infidelity raises profound questions about intimacy. Junot Diaz infidelityintimacyprofound Change image and share on social
I can't imagine anybody who ends up being an artist who didn't pass through a time of geekiness. Junot Diaz artistendgeekiness Change image and share on social