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you just received the jane fonda humanitarian award, glamour uk women of the year, latino power list. and now us, bbc 100 women, it's a pleasure having you with us. thank you. and thank you for the, for the honour of being on the list with such incredible other women. 0k. let's start with an easy question. let's talk about your name, america. mm. what's the true story behind your name? yeah. well, i'm named america after my mother, who is also named america. and it's true, growing up in the united states of america, everyone assumed that it was a, it was a patriotic homage by my immi...

I felt at home on stage, creating, rehearsing, directing, learning choreography in my den with my sisters and my friends. and that's, i felt at home in my creative life. and, um, that is where i... ..kind of came to know myself, because it's true, i was kind of not fully one or the other. in some ways, fully both, and yet not completely anything, you know. mm. and like so many people's experiences, especially in the united states, growing up between a culture at home that you're rooted in versus the mainstream culture that is very dominant and also doesn't really reflect you. it's a...it�*s ...