tity. Where they come from is their nationality. That isanother piece. What they were born into, such as family, beliefs, religion etc...., is their culture, Furney 2which is yet another piece. All these pieces together describes who a person is. Clothes, music,and accent only describe who a person appears to be. April, who is in fact Anglo and should be proud of it, dresses like a Mexican because shethinks this will make her Mexican, but it will not. Frankly, if I were Mexican and April came tome in her imitation Mexican costume trying to speak Spanish to me even though the only thingshe probably knows in Spanish is, "Yo Queiro Taco Bell," it would annoy the hell out of me. Ifsomeone wants to dress, talk, act or do whatever it takes to appear to be another race ornationality other than their own, that is their choice, but the idea of it is beyond ridiculous. Idespise it and can not stand to watch people who are attempting to be someone they are not. It isso easy to tell the imitations from the true name brand. This is what is so annoying."Goin' Gangsta, Choosin' Cholita: Claiming Identity" is a terribly misleading essay. NellBernstien provides true facts about California and its cross-identifying situation, but she has poorjudgment in saying that there are positive outcomes when the youths choose their own identity.The negative effect is a person trying to hide their original identity because they are not happywith who they really are, but in contrast cause themselves embarrassment when trying to act outtheir ideal personality when it is so easy for outsiders to detect the cover-up. Making mattersworse, people trying to cover up do not know that what they are doing is ridiculous becausepeople like Bernstien encourage the idea, but the whole idea is just idiotic because they can notchange their identity. It has already been chosen for them....
