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The white people I met there were well-meaning, well-read liberal folks who happened to know all the ins and outs of racism and colonialism, but somehow positioned those problems outside of themselves rather than taking ownership of them. They did not understand themselves to be part of the problem, and they did not see themselves as benefitting from these systems of oppression. Many saw themselves as strictly allies.
Some days, you will forget that your mami is brilliant and strong, because she might make herself small around gatekeepers and might not have the same strategies you use for maneuvering in uninviting spaces. Some days, you will forget that you papi is hardworking and strong, because everyone says that if you work hard enough you will make it, and he works hard every day and has not made it and might never make it. Some days, you will forget that you are capable, because you are mocked for where you come from and the clothes that you wear.
