Let me introduce you to Manuel. Manuel is an American of Pue…
Let me introduce you to Manuel. Manuel is an American of Puerto Rican and Dominican heritage. Manuel is a freshman in college and is doing his best to absorb into Western, White society. His mother was a maid who met his father, a foreman (who worked his way up from being a construction worker). He wants to be “better than that,” and believes a good education will help him escape his Latino background. Navigating through his orientation, he was glad his parents weren’t around due to his father being a bit “browner” than his mother or his lighter skin color. He goes by the name of “Mark” and is glad he doesn’t have an accent. He feels that will only bring him down… Stage racial identity development from the R/CID Model:
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