"Blaxicans"

Richard Rodriguez's "Blaxicans and Other Reinvented Americans," brings racial issues to the table. He discusses how he feels he has lost his identity as a Mexican-American in the mush of politically correct terms like "Hispanic." He also mentions how America is no longer a "black-white" nation because of the mixing of races and cultures. One quote I think puts it best is, "The girl said "Blaxican." By reinventing language, she is reinventing America. " (p. 422). He is saying how there is no longer separated races, that America has completely blended. I totally agree. I think back to my friends, my friend Radha is Indian, my friend Guillermo is part Mexican, my other friend Guillermo is Peruvian, and my friend Serena is Japanese. But it wasn't until know that I really focused on that. We all blend together. Back to the first issue he presents, I do feel that some of those p.c. terms just erase the racial identities that immigrants/minorities do have.