“Correcto. Isn’t that how you would say it in Spanish?” “Well, that’s how a gringo would say it.” He rolled his eyes. “And how would a real Mexican say it? Not that you’re a real Mexican.” “We’ve had this discussion before, haven’t we?” “We’ll always come back to this topic because we live in this topic, a fucking no-man’s-land of American identity.” “Well, we are Americans. I mean, you don’t look like a Mexican at all.” “And you do. But that doesn’t make you more Mexican either. We both have giveaway last names, names that mean some people will never consider us real Americans.” “Well, who
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