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What I find compelling is to write stories about people in Latin America who otherwise might be invisible.
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The speaker finds it compelling to write about people in Latin America who might otherwise go unnoticed. “Invisible” means their lives and experiences may be overlooked or left out of wider attention. The quote presents storytelling as a way to bring those people and their perspectives into view.
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