Portrait Of: Esmeralda Santiago LIVE In NYC

Portrait Of: Esmeralda Santiago LIVE In NYC

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Latino USA teamed up with the Unterberg Poetry Center at the 92nd Street Y to put on an event honoring the 25th anniversary of Esmeralda Santiago’s coming of age classic “When I Was Puerto Rican.” In conversation with producer Antonia Cereijido, Santiago talks about what it’s like to live through a hurricane, the #metoo movement, and learning to not care about what other people think of you.