Unnamed Speaker

We lived in Puerto Rico for a while. As far as I can remember, I was like seven.

Do you know why you went to Puerto Rico?

Do you know why you went to Puerto Rico?

Do you know why you went to Puerto Rico?

Because of my little sister's father. And I also remember that one time my mom got into a fight with him and he tried to throw my mom out the window.

Because of my little sister's father. And I also remember that one time my mom got into a fight with him and he tried to throw my mom out the window.

Because of my little sister's father. And I also remember that one time my mom got into a fight with him and he tried to throw my mom out the window.

But in Puerto Rico, there was always someone there to step in and protect them. It taught Suave that he wasn't alone.

But in Puerto Rico, there was always someone there to step in and protect them. It taught Suave that he wasn't alone.

But in Puerto Rico, there was always someone there to step in and protect them. It taught Suave that he wasn't alone.

If you look at my family, the Black side in Puerto Rico, that's who they were. They were survivors. They made it happen. And they stuck together.

If you look at my family, the Black side in Puerto Rico, that's who they were. They were survivors. They made it happen. And they stuck together.

If you look at my family, the Black side in Puerto Rico, that's who they were. They were survivors. They made it happen. And they stuck together.

It ain't work. My family's American. It ain't work. With my sister, it didn't work. But that's where I got it from, because my family, when they came from Puerto Rico, they stuck together.

It ain't work. My family's American. It ain't work. With my sister, it didn't work. But that's where I got it from, because my family, when they came from Puerto Rico, they stuck together.

It ain't work. My family's American. It ain't work. With my sister, it didn't work. But that's where I got it from, because my family, when they came from Puerto Rico, they stuck together.

Suave doesn't know much else about his mom's childhood. It's actually one of the big reasons that he's so excited about tomorrow. He's really eager to see Pelú. Pelú's the family elder, the keeper of stories, stories that Suave desperately wants.

Suave doesn't know much else about his mom's childhood. It's actually one of the big reasons that he's so excited about tomorrow. He's really eager to see Pelú. Pelú's the family elder, the keeper of stories, stories that Suave desperately wants.

Suave doesn't know much else about his mom's childhood. It's actually one of the big reasons that he's so excited about tomorrow. He's really eager to see Pelú. Pelú's the family elder, the keeper of stories, stories that Suave desperately wants.

You know, there's gaps in his past that he really would like to fill. And so maybe, could Puerto Rico hold some answers for Suave? The next day finally arrives. As we approach the neighborhood Suave remembers so clearly, he's taken aback by the change. He doesn't recognize his own childhood home. We're like two turns away.