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What was the narrator's personality like as a child?
What was the narrator's personality like as a child?
Why did the narrator purchase a cowboy hat?
Why did the narrator purchase a cowboy hat?
What did the tech people at NASA wear?
What did the tech people at NASA wear?
What did the tech people carry in their breast pockets?
What did the tech people carry in their breast pockets?
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What was unusual about the narrator's appearance?
What was unusual about the narrator's appearance?
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The narrator's parents were of the same race.
The narrator's parents were of the same race.
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The narrator's father died when she was an adult.
The narrator's father died when she was an adult.
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The narrator's parents were widely accepted by their families.
The narrator's parents were widely accepted by their families.
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The narrator's parents stayed in one place for a long time.
The narrator's parents stayed in one place for a long time.
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The narrator's father disliked the name Monique.
The narrator's father disliked the name Monique.
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The narrator's mother assumed she would grow up to be called Liz or Lizzy.
The narrator's mother assumed she would grow up to be called Liz or Lizzy.
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The narrator's parents had a lot of photos taken on a movie set.
The narrator's parents had a lot of photos taken on a movie set.
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The narrator was given the name Monique as a gift from her father.
The narrator was given the name Monique as a gift from her father.
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Study Notes
Childhood and Personality
- The narrator was a confident child who enjoyed chatting with others.
Move to Texas
- The narrator's family moved to Texas.
Costume and Appearance
- The narrator purchased a large straw cowboy hat to wear in Texas.
- The hat was huge compared to the narrator's small size.
- The narrator wore the hat with great pride.
NASA and Journalists
- The narrator encountered many technical people working for NASA in Texas.
- The narrator also met journalists who wrote about the NASA technical people.
- The technical people were mostly men with similar hairstyles and clothing.
- They wore short-sleeved white shirts with black ties and had pen holders in their breast pockets.
- The pen holders were filled with biros and pencils.
Author's Relationship with Father
- The author's dad had a profound impact on their life trajectory with a single piece of advice.
- The author wonders if they would have listened to their dad if he hadn't passed away.
- The author's dad encouraged them to choose their own name, saying it was whatever they wanted it to be.
Childhood Memories
- The author found a childhood photo of themselves with their parents at a barbecue when they were around four years old.
- In the photo, the author is eating cake with their hand, surrounded by their parents.
- The author's mom is holding them, and their dad has his arm around them.
Name Origin
- The author was initially named Elizabeth Monique Grant.
- The author's dad loved the name Monique and often called them by it.
- After their dad passed away, the author and their mom decided to make Monique their official name as a way to honor him.
Parents' Relationship
- The author's parents, James and Angela, had an interracial relationship in the early 1980s.
- Their families were not supportive of their relationship.
- The family moved around a lot to find a neighborhood where the author's parents felt comfortable and at ease.
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Description
The author shares a childhood experience of visiting NASA in Texas, wearing a cowboy hat and standing out among the technical crowd.
