Balancing two worlds.AS AN AFRO-LATINA PROFESSIONAL IN MY THIRTIES, I can not thank you enough for the cover story of your February 2004 issue, "The Afro-Latino Connection." All of my life I have had to balance two different worlds, my Latina (Dominican) world, which consists solely of family members and their friends, and the African American African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. world, which consists of my friends, peers, and business relations. As a black Latina who was born and raised, and still lives and owns a successful real estate business (Phat phat adj. phat·ter, phat·test Slang Excellent; first-rate: phat fashion; a phat rapper. [Earlier, sexy (said of a woman), Cribs Intl' Realty) in Harlem, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , I have never been made to feel comfortable or accepted by fellow Latinos, and so most of my friends and acquaintances are African American. I had not heard the term Afro-Latino and, frankly, I am not surprised. Reticence ret·i·cence n. 1. The state or quality of being reticent; reserve. 2. The state or quality of being reluctant; unwillingness. 3. An instance of being reticent. Noun 1. on the part of Latinos to admit their African roots is a shame. It is good to know that those who, like me, grew up conflicted, no longer have to choose. Mickey Garcia, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Phat Cribs Int'l Realty (www.phatcribsintl.com) Harlem, New York MGarcia818@aol.com |
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