Two Writers Walked into Their Living Room…and talked about being No. 1
Y’all! Imagine my excitement when I was listening to Roxanne Gay interview Elaine Castillo, author of How to Read Now, and they started talking about being eldest immigrant daughters.
I’m sharing a couple of their quotes (around 37 minutes into the conversation). You can also listen to the whole recording here.
Elaine Castillo: Also, if you’re an eldest immigrant daughter, you’re not thinking about freedom, you’re not free…
Roxanne Gay: “Almost every single day of my life, I am called into service as the eldest daughter…
So, it’s not just us, people! This business of being a No. 1 is a whole thing …
While I have you, I highly recommend Roxanne’s Substack The Audacity. Her unique observations on culture and democracy are both affirming and revelatory, rounding up all the news that matters to people like us.
Speaking of politics, we’re one week away from Election Day and possibly days and weeks away from knowing the outcome. For some signs of hope, please check out these historic races I posted about a few weeks ago. Democracy wasn’t built in a day. Keep organizing.
In love and struggle,
Sayu