Jacqueline Larriva
Tucson, AZ
I call myself Mexinese. My mother is Chinese and my father is Mexican. I am often asked questions about my racial background because people can’t figure out “what I am”. After finding out “what I am” and which parent is Chinese and which is Mexican, they often ask many personal questions about my parents relationship. It seems that many people cannot fathom how a Chinese woman and a Mexican man would ever be attracted to each other. I believe that many of the questions I am asked are based on stereotypes of not just race but also class, education, and sexuality.
