How It Feels: To Be Biracial and Latino

Written By Avani Haden

A high school student writes about living in two patches of grass at once: the language barrier that can run through a single family, and the fitting-room experience of trying on labels like Hispanic, Latino, and Chicano to see which one holds. It is gentle, funny, and exactly the age of our core readers, which is why it lands harder than most expert commentary. Student journalism like this is the seed of a standing Voices series, and the invitation stands: our readers’ own school stories are welcome here.

https://ahsneedle.com/37895/opinion/how-it-feels-to-be-biracial-and-latino/

Avani Haden
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