The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Perez

Immigration

p109-- WWII

"Your grandparents worked really hard to build a life in this country," Mom said. "But they were also very proud of where they came from." p111

Identity

"You always look down on stuff I like doing because I'm not being a senorita or not appreciating my culture. It's hard for me to figure out how to be me when you're always telling me it's wrong. I hate that you're always disappointed in me." p304

"I like to think of us as more like patchwork quilts," Mrs. Hidalgo said. "Some pieces are prettier than others. Some pieces match and some don't. But if you remove a square, you're just left with an incomplete quilt, and who wants that? All our pieces are equally important if they make us whole. even the weird ones." p309

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