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This reminded me of a time when I was in my sorority & an member asked when I learned to speak English. I looked at her curiously & asked her what she meant by that. She then replied that my English was very proper and that I enunciated every syllable in every word so it was obvious to her that I learned English through books b/c English was not my native language. I then calmly informed her that not only was I born in the U.S. I was born and raised in South Central Los Angeles until I was 12 years old. She seemed genuinely stunned and apologized to me for her misconception but I had to ask myself if people have perceived me as being foreign born simply b/c I don't speak with an accent and I don't use slang. It's weird that you can also get ostracized for speaking correctly. Just b/c I am Latina and speak correct English does not mean I was born elsewhere and learned English through books.
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