Fito is the landlord of Redwood Apartments, the bustling complex where the novel’s characters make their home. Fito is an immigrant from Paraguay who once dreamed of being a boxer. Slight and “sinewy,” Fito took a job as the building manager of the apartment complex after losing an arm wrestling match against its former landlord. Years later, he now owns the building and is a compassionate and involved landlord who has earned himself the nickname “Fito Mosquito” due to his small frame and constant buzzing about.
Adolfo “Fito” Angelino Quotes in The Book of Unknown Americans
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Chapter 15: Adolfo “Fito” Angelino
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The area is changing. A clash of cultures. I try to make this building like an island for all of us washed-ashore refugees. A safe harbor. I don’t let anyone mess with me. If people want to tell me to go home, I just turn to them and smile politely and say, “I’m already there.”
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Adolfo “Fito” Angelino Quotes in The Book of Unknown Americans
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Chapter 15: Adolfo “Fito” Angelino
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The area is changing. A clash of cultures. I try to make this building like an island for all of us washed-ashore refugees. A safe harbor. I don’t let anyone mess with me. If people want to tell me to go home, I just turn to them and smile politely and say, “I’m already there.”
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