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Analysis Of A Documentary: Not Born On The Island

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This documentary was very interesting I also find myself having trouble with how I identify myself and how others perceive me. I was born in the United States and speak Spanish. However, many Spanish people view as me as “not Spanish at all” or not “Spanish enough” because I was not born on the Island(P.R.) like mom. I totally get being pressured to identify it is confusing and should not matter.
After analyzing the film one question that was not asked was Do they feel that this type of racial discrimination also impacts women in the same way?
If I had the ability to change one thing about the documentary it would be gender. I would have liked to see a more diverse group of participants. I believe the female perspective is also a contributing

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