My mother in law is Mexican/European but is 2nd generation American. She proclaims she is American, not Latina. She dislikes when people see her brown skin, brown eyes, curly hair and say she’s a Latina. Even her husband describes her as “Latina.” Not because she’s not proud of it, but because she feels that ostracized from her predominantly “White-American” lifestyle and says it typically divides people.
We used to butt heads about it when I first started coming around (I’m Central American). But I began to realize it’s all perspective really. Those who are divided because just have a heavily-influenced perspective.
My mother in law is Mexican/European but is 2nd generation American. She proclaims she is American, not Latina. She dislikes when people see her brown skin, brown eyes, curly hair and say she’s a Latina. Even her husband describes her as “Latina.” Not because she’s not proud of it, but because she feels that ostracized from her predominantly “White-American” lifestyle and says it typically divides people.
We used to butt heads about it when I first started coming around (I’m Central American). But I began to realize it’s all perspective really. Those who are divided because just have a heavily-influenced perspective.