We as Americans of Latin descent are just as American as anyone else of any other descent.
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I must try and break through the cliches about Latin America. Superpowers and other outsiders have fought over us for centuries in ways that have nothing to do with our problems. In reality we are all alone.
Am I Latin? Am I American? What the hell am I? I love my culture and I'm very proud of my culture.
More often than not, we think of ourselves as black, white, Asian, or Hispanic pretty much in this country, but the real America is much more than that.
I'm bicultural, and everyone sees me as a Latina, but in my head I see myself as both Latina and American.
The Latino population has become such a presence. We are part of the American tapestry in a very profound way, in every area you can think of, and are very significant in popular culture.
From the newest arrivals to our Native American brothers and sisters, we are one America.
Nearly one-fifth of our fellow citizens are Latino. They are families who are impacted by our education system, by our economy, by our healthcare delivery, and by every policy we make here in Washington.
I don't call myself Latin, I call myself Puerto Rican.
We are Americans when we go to war, and when we return, we are Mexicans.
I grew up having two different perspectives - one in English, one in Spanish. Two different cultures, very different - but I think that, to me, it's one. I'm just as American as I feel Latin.
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