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On Being Non-White, But Passing Terribly Well Every time Ricardo saw me, he would ask me the same question. “Psst.. Hey, Patty! You speak Spanish?” Ricardo wasn’t the first person to demand proof, to demand to know why my last name and my appearance didn’t make sense to them, and he wouldn’t be the last. I pass for white, easily. Regardless of how I was raised or how I see myself, that has made a difference.
Posted on: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 17:00:27 +0000

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