The Stories We Tell Each Other

Stephen Adubato talks to Angie Cruz about the theological themes and imagery in her novel Dominicana

A wedding in Washington Heights, New York City, 1971. Photo: Winston Vargas

A wedding in Washington Heights, New York City, 1971. Photo: Winston Vargas

 

Educator Stephen Adubato talks to Angie Cruz about the Catholic themes and imagery present in her novel Dominicana (Flatiron Books, 2019), recently published in Spanish (trans. Kianny Antigua; Editorial Siete Cuentos, 2021). The discussion also touches on how the migration story of Cruz’s mother served as inspiration for the main character Ana Canción. Adubato and Cruz explore how understanding inherited generational trauma can help us heal, and how media frames our view of the world, including visions of ourselves.

“When people speak about why we need more books being published by people of color, why we need more movies made by people of color,” says Cruz, “it's really because storytelling, narrative — even the stories we tell each other — really expand the possibility of how we can move in the world.”

 
 

 
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