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Jessica Hoppe
Yahoo LifeHow only luck and timing kept me from being a child asylum seeker tear-gassed at the border
"That could be me," thought the author, remembering her own mother's migration from Honduras.
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How dangerous are 'spicy Latina' stereotypes?
The very first and most common descriptor for me was "sexy." I got "sexy" constantly, at way too young an age and I HATED IT.
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Is it OK to ask me, 'What are you?'
The problem with this is that it creates separation between us. You've reminded me that you noticed we're different, which is never a good feeling.
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Why I never took a Latin lover
A white man choosing a brown girl was the ultimate approval, and therefore my subconscious goal into adulthood.