Week 7 & 8 Reading Response #2

In order to answer the question about the last three paragraphs there has to be a proper description of Latin American immigrants. We have to assume that she is talking about legal American citizens. If we are to go back to the last three paragraphs, I’m thinking that would be the one where she seems to have to justify being “American”. Without knowing her background or circumstances it is difficult to understand the discrimination that she seems to be pointing at. The discrimination of some peoples thoughts that if you don’t speak English you are not American. Myriam also seems to be disappointed that children and grandchildren resist speaking Spanish. I wonder if our European ancestors felt the same way when future generations did not carry on in their native tongue?
The whole purpose of this article seems to be in defense of her and her family speaking Spanish in public. I think it is a good point that she thinks that not speaking in English when in the company of someone who does not speak Spanish is rude and that she does not tolerate it. I think that is an individual character issue and not one of a particular people group. I have been fishing all over Alaska and have heard many languages while fishing. Most of the tourists that I encounter are from a European country. Some of them will lead you to believe that they do not speak or understand English until they lose a fish, then they start swearing in English. I am sure that Hispanics are the same. It goes back to a character issue, not a people group. She makes it a point to tell us what she does; but again, it is not necessarily what the whole Spanish population does. The issue is an individual’s character.