Issue #91: Features
Issue #91:
Soledad O’Brien
For many first-generation Americans of diverse descent, explaining ones’ background can be daunting or evermore, offensive, that evolves into a feeling that tilts more towards a burden than of pride. There are those who prefer not to detail their ethnicity to complete strangers nor explain how they “feel” about their ancestry. However, there are others who embrace their heritage and celebrate their combined cultural traditions. Maria de la Soledad Teresa O’Brien doesn’t exactly fit into any of these circumstances.
The Fear. The Purpose. The Future.
While many Latinos may become hesitant when
they receive the 2010 U.S. Census survey next
March there are more reasons to fill it out then to
not. But with immigration reform lurking closely
the fears this community lives with everyday are
omnipresent and for many, justified.






