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- "Growing Up in The System"
- Summary: WNYC Radio Rookie, Shirley Diaz's life has been shaped by the tragedy of her mother's murder and having been raised in several foster homes. To avoid being consumed by loss, Shirley tries to make sense of it all.
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Review of Growing Up in The System
Paul Quamahongnewa
Posted on October 02, 2008 at 02:20 PM
I think Shirley Diaz's life without a mom is just astounding. I couldn't believe how she faces adversity in the eye and lives with all the obstacles she faces in her life. What really struck me is how her father murders her mother. Also, I was shocked of what she thought of teenage pregnancy, but a positive way to look at it. The structure is awesome because the sounds and the direction in which the story is headed. I love the way she speaks of what really matters to her. Growing up in the system is a hard obstacle with a lot of violence and the challenges the people in the projects face. The events that are happening to Shirley, I think she is experiencing what some people have faced on my reservation and elsewhere. I think her life is extraordinary: she experiences a miscarriage, loss of her mother and the will to continue in the system.