I am sorry Miss, you’re Hispanic

Marta Silva-Serrano
Lenexa, KS

Sad statement by an immigration officer when I had to fill in my request for a Social Security Number in order to work as a doctoral student in a Kansas University. I am from Spain and I had never been asked about my race before.


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