Raised in the squalor of a New York tenement until he was 10 years old, Nelson Diaz saw his life change when his family moved to a brand-new high-rise project in West Harlem in the 1950s. That experience, along with lessons learned as the only Latino law student at Temple University, would drive him throughout his life as a lawyer and activist, fighting for the expansion of rights for all Americans. "No soy de aqui ni de alla" is a mantra for Puerto Ricans who feel like foreigners wherever they are and who seek a place for themselves. In his inspiring autobiography, Not from Here, Not from...
Raised in the squalor of a New York tenement until he was 10 years old, Nelson Diaz saw his life change when his family moved to a brand-new high-rise...