“Perhaps finding out that we carry New World history in our genes will transcend racial checkboxes altogether and enable Latino-Americans to rethink what America is supposed to look like.” RaceNew WorldRace RelationsHispanicRace In AmericaLatino AmericanHispanic IdentityLatino American IdentityRace MattersNew World History Book:Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina Source: Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina