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Oh hi Junot Diaz, do you still have the sneaker painting I gave you?

Yay! I'm having my first painting exhibition at the Freeport Memorial Library in Long Island. You should check it out!

Philippe Previl https://www.facebook.com/events/556304257763583/

I get it! I'm Haitian. My uncle has a German last name for a first name. I think Hispanola was occupied by Germany at one point as well.

Hey Junot Diaz, have you read any Chester Himes at all? Secondly, where does the name Junot come from?

Ok, last question, I finished the Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao around the same time Jose Pimentel (the "Dominican Terrorist") was turned in by his mother. I was intrigued by the mother-son relationship that was significant in your novel but also the fact that someone who was largely invisible to most people had then become the new "face of terrorism." This for me coincided with your novel, which finally gave a voice to a similar group of individuals. I just wanted to know what your thoughts were on this, if you had any. here is an article http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/nationnow/2011/11/new-york-terror-suspect-jose-pimentel.html