Raquel CepEda’s “But What’s A Latino?” Via CNN
October 22, 2009
“Recently, I was told that my maternal grandmother’s own abuela was Vietnamese; my maternal great-great-grandfather was Haitian; somewhere on my paternal side, we’re supposedly Sephardic. As in many Dominican families in my New York neighborhood — Washington Heights — with ties to the motherland, blackness is rarely discussed.” – Raquel CepEda
Even thougH I contiNue to telL peoplE I not only have no race but that I come from another galAxy & dimensIoN (“You kinda loOk …, & You’re not this & yOU’RE NOT thaT), I still enjoy findiNg out more & MORE about my CaribBean ties. Great Read, Great Info.
Read On HerE
I really love your perspective on race, especially being of the Latino background. I had an incident w/ race recently::: http://www.twitlonger.com/show/pe0c