Jamie Figueroa

author of “Mother Island: A Daughter Claims Puerto Rico”

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Growing up in mostly white, small towns in Ohio, Jamie Figueroa felt cut off from her Puerto Rican heritage. She chronicles her journey to connect with her Boricua roots in a new book.

‘Dangling in the diaspora’: Jamie Figueroa rediscovers her ancestry

Growing up in mostly white, small towns in Ohio, Jamie Figueroa felt cut off from her Puerto Rican heritage. She chronicles her journey to connect with her Boricua roots in a new book.

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