Her Spanish is better than yours?
Keila Ochoa, Houston, TX p>My name is Keila, and I am a 1st generation Mexican American. Growing up, I typically spoke Spanish fluently, but I...
Guatemala isnt in Mexico, we’re different
Jocelyn Hidalgo, Anaheim, CA Im Latina, I was practically raised in Central America… Guatemala if you couldn’t have guessed. I do have a warm skin...
Having beard does not mean Sikh
Shubham Bhardwaj, Cypress, CA I am Indian. I am not Sikh or Muslim. I am Hindu. Having beard does not mean I am Sikh or...
Why isn’t my Quincenera proof enough?
Emily Angelica Roldan, Saint Francisville, LA. My father is from Colombia and my mother is from Georgia. I have pale freckled skin, glasses, and I...
Identity stripped for being Mexican American
Chenille, El Paso, TX Not being Mexican enough, and not being American enough is the realm that haunts me and many of us Mexican Americans....
Don’t Speak Spanish, I WILL Learn.
Cory Skyye De La Riva, El Paso, TX I chose these words because even as a Latino living in a predominantly Latino/Mexican city, yet I...
Chicana Falsa I Am Not!
Amber Nicole Gutierrez, Hemet, CA. Everyone grew up with a different life-style, just because I look of Mexican decent does not mean I am the...
Not all Mexicans speak fluent Spanish
Jewels Solis, Magnolia, TX I am a Mexican American who gets commonly mistaken for speaking fluent Spanish due to the color of my skin, culture,...
You didn’t think I was Mexican?
Cristina Garcia, Cypress, TX People never guess that I’m Mexican, they say I look white a.k.a American. It’s shocking whenever I speak Spanish fluently as...
The Language I wish I Spoke
Jaymi Serna, Aurora, CO Growing up in a primarily Mexican area, my family only spoke spanglish or slang not actually Spanish. It never used to...
Are We Really All That Different?
Leilany Lechuga, El Paso, TX I was born in the United States and my ethnicity is Hispanic I find it weird that some people think...
Hispanic and White? You don’t belong.
Kimberly, Palmdale, CA A sheep in a wolf’s skin. Even if you try to run with the wolves, you are still a sheep. I can...
I’m unsure of my own identity
Rosalina Holloway-Vicente, Edinburg, VA I am someone who has always dealt with questions of if I speak Spanish or if I’m Latina & I honestly...
I don’t speak Spanish, just Russian
Michelle Del Pin, Brooklyn, NY. I can’t even tell you how many times people have come up to me and started speaking Spanish. Sometimes it...
English and Spanish, Fluent in None
Martin Orozco, Berwyn, IL Being bilingual is a blessing but a curse at times. You feel like you haven’t mastered either language but know both...
