There are certain regions in the country where the indigenous people eat dogs. Jessica Hagedorn countrydogeat Change image and share on social
We didn't have television until I was about eight years old, so it was either the movies or radio. A lot of radio drama. That was our television, you know. We had to use our imagination. So it was really those two things, and the comics, that I immersed myself in as a child. Jessica Hagedorn childcomicdrama share on social
My identity is linked to my grandmother, who's pure Filipino, as pure as you can probably get. And that shaped my imagination. So that's how I identify. Jessica Hagedorn filipinograndmotheridentify Change image and share on social
I love writing dialogue, and I think a lot of my writing is visual and very cinematic. Jessica Hagedorn cinematicdialoguelot Change image and share on social
Becoming a mother has helped make me a tougher, stronger writer. Jessica Hagedorn helpmakemother Change image and share on social
I don't know what issues concerning identity have helped contemporary fiction evolve to what it is now. All I know is that the range of voices that are being heard and published is a lot more diverse than when I was coming up. Jessica Hagedorn comecontemporarydiverse share on social
I also identify as a Latin person, a person who has Latin blood. Jessica Hagedorn bloodidentifylatin Change image and share on social
I think for a lot of so-called post-colonial peoples, there's a feeling of not being quite legitimate, of not being pure enough. Jessica Hagedorn callcolonialfelt Change image and share on social
Growing up in the Philippines, I loved all kinds of movies. We had a very healthy film industry there when I was a child. Jessica Hagedorn childfilmgrow Change image and share on social
I don't believe in sampling some Tibetan music just to make it sound groovy, but you do your homework, you understand what you're doing with it. Jessica Hagedorn groovyhomeworkmake Change image and share on social
