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Originally posted by IowaStatePhiPsi
...so a 4th generation Latin-American needs to respect their culture.... isnt their culture American culture since their family has been here 100 years? Sounds more like "whitewashed" is a reason to discriminate against someone for assimilating into the only culture they've known rather than a culture from another time and place.
I guess I'm "whitewashed" since I dont wear liederhosen and yodel on mountaintops...
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their culture is hispanic american culture which is a subculture of american culture. regardless of whether or not they're 4th generation of an immigrant.....who is to say that they don't recognize their roots? history doesn't start with america.