On her book My Papi Has a Motorcycle in “Q & A with Isabel Quintero and Zeke Peña” https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/80000-q-a-with-isabel-quintero-and-zeke-pe-a.html in Publishers Weekly (2019 May 9)
“Like many American born Asian-Americans, I wanted to assimilate as a child. I wanted to fit in. As I grew older, I realized that instead of fitting in, why not stand out?”
Filipino Daily Inquirer Interview (2020)
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