You’re foreign. Not American. No way.

age5Franke Santos,
Los Angeles, CA.

Despite being born in the U.S., speaking only English, and being given a white-sounding name, I am routinely asked “where are you from?” When I respond, “Los Angeles,” I get the follow-up “where are you really from?”


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