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Originally Posted by nitido357
What Juan Jose del Monte calls himself outside the U.S. was brought up by me because northeast Spanish people (jeje) tend to be newer than the hispanics endemic to the nation that live in New Mexico, Texas, Arizona, California, etc. Thus, you would expect more of the culture from their country of origin present in the latter generations there, at least imho. withhold the X on this one
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Again a blanket assertation. But everyone has a right to the own opinion.
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Look I get it, Beantown people called themselves spanish in the 70's...right? that's why my Grandfather (old school, smoove Dominicano) who lived in the Boston area in the late 70's worked at the Hispanic American Center (don't remember where it was, but it was somewhere there). That's why my mom and her sisters and brothers in suburban-ass New Hampshire were called hispanic by their mostly white classmates.
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Your grandfather worked at the HAC, so what's the point of that info?
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I just thought that a person with an advanced degree in Latin American Studies such as yourself would have more of an open mind than just her academics and her anecdotal knowledge. I admit I made a mistake.
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I'm not sure that my statements of "people should be called what they wish" and "neither you or I can/should determine how a person should self identify" can get any more open minded, but if you have an idea, please share.
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The Red Sox Rule!!!!!
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You earned a point for this one, but I had to drop it down to 1/2 a point because you failed to mention the Patriots.
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