Marie Arana | Latinoland: A Portrait of America’s Largest and Least Understood Minority

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Fascinating interview of Marie Arana

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1974 GROWING UP IN DOWNEY CALIFORNIA I remember Calvin Chung in middle school 6th to 8th grade We were the only brown kids in the school we shared our food and cultures He was Chinese and I was exposed to asian Culture Growing up, I seen myself as a regular kid, but until high school about 11th grade, we had kids from the south attend and they stated to say stupid shit. But then I doubted who I was 2012 to 2021. I worked in jeffersonvill indiana , Mishawaka indiana , elkhart indiana and Shepardvill kentucy and waxhaxches Texas wow, I felt like going back int time.. It’s Amazing how may stereotypes. I broke. I am glad to be back home. Downey ca