Reader Response #1 Anna Raya always considered herself Mexican or Puerto Rican. That all change when she left for college. College in New York would be challenging because she went from being Mexican to being “Latina”. She discovered fast the discrimination and criticism that she would be facing in this new ethnic group. Especially, since she was have an extremely hard time living up to certain stereo-types that came with being considered Latina. Anna is at times mistaken for other races. She started to wish her appearances would look more ethnic. Furthermore, she is ridiculed for the lack of being able to speak her cultures language. Most of this ridicule comes from other Mexicans. Anna’s mother believed speaking good Spanish would
