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Racist America I chose the essay, “A prostitute, a Servant, and a Customer-Service Representative: A Latina in Academia” by Carmen R. Lugo-Lugo to write this essay on. Professor Lugo-Lugo is a Puerto Rican female teacher at a University in Washington State. There are many problems that the author talks about in her essay including, being a female teacher of color, and students being disrespectful towards her because of her race, and she teaches comparative ethnic studies at the university. It is hard being a female teacher but, it is even harder being a teacher of color in a white ruled America. The prejudice in America towards females and race are huge. This issue is everywhere, especially in schools. These are issues that have been going

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