If I Denounce My Accent - Feliz, Sindy D.
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Ela, short for Rafaela, is a teenager attending her second year of high school. She's overwhelmed by being foreign in a new country, with a new language and new people. She knew life would change but didn't know how she would have to fight for a place in the world. While at the same time navigating through the phenomenon of growing up, finding herself, choosing a career, and even finding the role that she would have to play in the midst of racism and prejudice. At the beginning of her senior year of high school, she discovers a deep secret from her childhood that redirected her life. It…mehr

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Ela, short for Rafaela, is a teenager attending her second year of high school. She's overwhelmed by being foreign in a new country, with a new language and new people. She knew life would change but didn't know how she would have to fight for a place in the world. While at the same time navigating through the phenomenon of growing up, finding herself, choosing a career, and even finding the role that she would have to play in the midst of racism and prejudice. At the beginning of her senior year of high school, she discovers a deep secret from her childhood that redirected her life. It redefined her relationships and led her to the path of relearning self-love and self-acceptance. While this was liberating, she had to hold it in and find comfort from other sources and not from those she loved because of her fear of being judged. Ela faced disappointment and obstacles, but she had to continue to move on and fight the odds to have her voice heard in her community. The lack of representation for people like her forced her to find motivation and inspiration from her own strength and willingness to achieve her dreams; her family's dreams. If I Denounce My Accent explores the different struggles immigrants have to endure, which is something rarely discussed. It browses through the meaning of being an immigrant in a country that continues to remind us that we shouldn't belong.
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Sindy Feliz left the Dominican Republic at the age of 14 and moved to Paterson, NJ, where she completed her last two years of high school. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts, which has given her the opportunity to work alongside great artists and to express herself through her work. Her current position as a Marketing Coordinator has allowed her to combine art and marketing. She's been writing since a young age, but recently she's written professionally for business purposes, and this woke her passion and led her back to the beauty of writing. She understands the value that literature holds in our community and as well our cultures are carried in the hands of artists. She's a woman with many dreams and hopes for the world; and for every young woman like her. Sindy is currently pursuing to further her career as a writer and working on exciting life-changing projects.