“The tension between people is palpable, and the ideal of what it means to be and look American becomes a preoccupation to folks around the country, including me.” AmericaRaceIdentityRacismStatus QuoRace RelationsLatinoAmerican SocietyIdentity CrisisIdentity PoliticsRacial TensionAmerican PeopleHispanicsLatina AmericansLatino Americans Book:Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina Source: Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina
“Being Latino means being from everywhere, and that is exactly what America is supposed to be about.” MeanAmericaRacismSupposed To BeLatino Book:Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina Source: Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina
“Are Latino-Americans white? Black? Other? Illegal aliens from Mars? Or are we the very face of America?” AmericaFacesBlackWhiteAliensIllegalMarsLatinoIllegal Aliens Author:Raquel Cepeda
