Ask if I’m Hispanic, not Mexican.

Natalia Z.,
USA.

I’ve had people ask me if I was Mexican. When I said no they asked if I was Indian. I’m half Hispanic and European and I have tan skin. But I’m not Mexican I’m Peruvian. Some people always assume just because I have tan skin means I’m Mexican.


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