No seriously I am not Hispanic

Emily Alfonso,
Summerville, GA.

Everyone thinks because of my last name, that I am hispanic. But I’m not, I am Italian, Irish, and French.

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No seriously I am not Hispanic

Emily Alfonso,
Summerville, GA.

Everyone thinks because of my last name, that I am hispanic. But I’m not, I am Italian, Irish, and French.

No seriously I am not Hispanic

Emily Alfonso,
Summerville, GA.

Everyone thinks because of my last name, that I am hispanic. But I’m not, I am Italian, Irish, and French.

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