Black and Latino by Robert Santiago

This assigned reading had put me in the shoes of Santiago. It painted a picture of hardships mixed children dealt with growing up. I agree with Santiago when he expressed how he wouldn't choose sides because that would be like denying apart of himself. I believe Santiago wrote this to let all mixed individuals know that they're not alone. He provided examples of comments and opinions of how others felt about his appearance and actions. I identified with Santiago when he spoke about his peers of East Harlem telling him that he didn't "act black," because when I was growing up some of my peers told me that I "talked white." I wonder where do these comments come from. What is "acting black?" What is "talking white?" Those are questions I've been trying to find the answer for, for a long time. After asking questions like these, most individuals would begin to list stereotypes of blacks and whites to prove a point. In this case, I'll leave the questions as they are.