Inference (Stories)

Question 1

Take tortilla out of your poetry

Answer 1

Writes poems in both English and Spanish
Metaphor
Self censor
Unable to find translation

Question 2

Chingona

Answer 2

Long barrier
Not mex enough
Culture
Hides accent cause of bullying
Not like to be viewed as chola

Question 3

Title Explanation

Answer 3

“Chingona” means bad ass women who chooses to live her own life however she wants

Take tortillas out of your poetry is connected separating the author/artist to work

Question 4

3 shared Latin Exps

Answer 4

Both had to censor something
Poems
Name
They realized they shouldn’t hide their culture

Question 5

Liberation v Censorship

Answer 5

They had to change the way he wrote to fit in society
Reading and writing a way to express your culture and experience

Question 6

Sense of Self

Answer 6

Accepts she is a Mexican and doesn’t need to fit in the stereotypes to prove it
Hides ethnicity to fit into society standards

Question 7

National Norm

Answer 7

Must fall under stereotypes or you’re not ethic enough
All over the national people have to censor their heritage to fit in

Question 8

Censored Creativity

Answer 8

Leticia was afraid to express her own identity limiting the culture didn’t want to be “too Mexican”
Rudolfo thought his friend was self censoring his writing for his fellowship