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Frank Rojas was 11 years old when his older sister, Laura, had her kinsaniera.

She was a little bougie.

We did the whole church.

She had like the big hall, Quinceanera.

He vividly remembers watching his sister in her beautiful green dress, the hair, the makeup.

Wow, this is exciting.

Everyone showering her with love during this rite of passage, celebrated by a lot of Latinas,

mostly Mexican and Mexican-American,

when they turn 15.

As a young boy, I just knew that it was for girls, and it was kind of like this literal transition into womanhood.

I remember of being part of like the planning process with her, going to downtown LA to the cajones to like look at dresses.

And we're going like to a hair salon in Gardena so that she could try out her hair.

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