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Ricardo
BACKGROUND
Sex: male
Ethnicity:
Chicano
Born in:
Chula Vista, CA
Parents born in: U.S.A.
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was born into a Mexican-American family. I grew up in a
somewhat middle class neighborhood and attended an
Elementary school with few Latino students. I didn’t
grow up speaking Spanish because my parents thought I would
be more successful knowing good English.
As a kid I grew up not knowing much about myself, my
culture, or my homeland (Mexico). I was always considered a
Mexican to those who chose to label me, but for reason I
didn’t feel comfortable being called a Mexican.
Everything surrounding me reinforced that Mexicans were
lazy, no good, and most of them illegal. As life went on I
learned a lot about myself. I embraced my culture and I
defeated all odds. I became an educated, successful, and
respected Chicano.Prejudice- Destroying Story As a kid I
remember teasing a boy. Everyone would call him a "gay lord"
and I participated in this act because I was ignorant of his
culture. He was Turkish and it was the norm for him to be
affectionate with males. He would put his arm around the
boys and he got the reputation that he was homosexual. I was
not his friend and neither was anyone else because being gay
was definitely not accepted in Elementary school. It was not
until I went to his birthday party, that I realized he was
just like all the other kids. He had feelings, he liked
sports, and he was interested in cool stuff.
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