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I act most like myself... when I'm in my hometown, Santo Domingo. I try to get there about five times a year.

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Junot Diaz
Age: 55
Born: 1968
Born: December 31
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Santo Domingo
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As a Dominican man, you're socialized to be a playboy. You spend a lot of time being taught that women are important, but without the really positive framework of why. You figure out quickly it's because of culo (ass). But there is a sense that it's not that simple.
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My father was a trigamist he supported three families. We were never not poor.
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