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Personal Narrative: My Identity

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I identify as an African-American, Mexican and Native American woman as well as a first generation, low-income student. My ethnicity and socioeconomic class are two essential entities that make up my identity, entities that I’m proud to claim. With that being said, I realize that the challenges I might face during my time in Spain are going to be based off my racial background, my family’s economic status and quite possibly, my gender. I have become aware that Spaniards will want to place me in some sort of box because of my skin complexion, clothing, and speech etc. I am no stranger to this “box fetish” or the social construct of race and class. Being born and raised in America, with the entities that I possess, has given me numerous opportunities

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