...that America, has been calling us "Hispanic," "Mexican," "(other Hispanic culture)," and "Mexican-American?"
i get annoyed when people tell me what to call myself. but when i look back and think about it, is it not America that has been calling us these things that you all so dearly detest?
Don't get me wrong, i'm not dissing America AT ALL. but why do people assume that we are freely calling ourselves these names i mentioned above?
when i take a test at school, it asks me to bubble in "Mexican-American" or "Hispanic"
i thought i was American?
also, many people constantly ask me, "are you Mexican?" either that, or if they already know i am, they will address me as a Mexican.
so for all you "hyphenation-haters," even if we wanted to be just "American," we couldn't because for some reason, we will always just be "Hispanic," or "Mexican," or "(other Hispanic culture)," or "Mexican-American"
Is it not true?
2006-12-20
22:58:27
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