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Debut author Diana Rojas talks about her intriguing book, LITANY OF SAINTS: A TRIPTYCH, which follows a host of immigrants struggling with a divided sense of identity and loyalty to a distant homeland. DIANA ROJAS grew up in Connecticut and New Jersey. A journalist with a degree from New York University, she has worked for The Record, USA Today, Reuters Events and other publications. She lives in Washington, DC. This is her first book.

There is a phenomenon that occurs to children like mine, born and raised in Washington, DC. They are swaddled and nursed in the political zeitgeist of whatever administration might be in power at the time, and the accompanying fervor (pro or against) permeates the air they breathe. As such, they have strong political opinions by the time they hit second grade. I exaggerate, but not by much. Politics defines identity in some places as much as religion or gender. I didn’t grow

Moving house in 2019, I chanced upon my notebook of romantic lyrics, an embarrassing artifact from my pubescent years. I was goofy then,...

When Covid shut down the world, I retreated into nostalgia and decided to interview my uncles and my mother about coming to the United...

I’ve always hated being asked “What are you?” I was Diana, like the princess, from Kindergarten through high school. Then I re-introduced...