"Latinos are not a monolith."

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25. I probably could have assimilated...

People who deny half of their heritage have scars. Because someone is telling them to deny half of who they are - that half is negative, unacceptable, unacceptED, and generally bad.

Imagine having to deny half of your family. It would shake my foundations.

I have met several Latinos who look quite white... to me, with dark-skinned parents . They are quite proud to share pictures of their families.

There are a lot of people in America who don't have connections with their families because of negative experiences. They have scars, and they know it. People who assimilate have hidden scars and may even be in denial about those scars. Their families did nothing wrong. They just weren't white.