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Richard Blanco — How to Love a Country

On Being with Krista Tippett

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The Meaning of Names

Ricardo leesus blanco sanchus valdes molina, because i was born in spain, and they tack em all on. Naming is such an interesting thingad how we rename ourselves, or not. So i was named ricado after richard nixon, jesus because my mamma on that transic line of flight,. sai, if we make it alive, his middle name, her nil ame watas. And then, as i looked back the way, i would have liked to rename myself yes, which would have been like id put richard, cause i'd like the contrast of the anglon andnd en, the

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