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Jorge’s andd Yesi’s experiences show how particular enactments of Puerto Ricaness and Mexicanness were viewed as problematic. Not coincidentally, Jorge and Yesi became marked in part because of their Spanish and English language practices, respectively.
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― Looking like a Language, Sounding like a Race: Raciolinguistic Ideologies and the Learning of Latinidad
― Looking like a Language, Sounding like a Race: Raciolinguistic Ideologies and the Learning of Latinidad
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Braulio rises and extends his hands, making peace.
"No hay pedo," he says, the absurd lower-class slang for "There's no trouble here," which can only be translated as "There is no fart between us.
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― Six Kinds of Sky: A Collection of Short Fiction
― Six Kinds of Sky: A Collection of Short Fiction
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