1. Se Habla Espanol by Tanya Maria Barrientos
Tanya Maria Barrientos wrote the essay "Se Habla Espanol" in order to express her struggle with accepting her heritage with pride, as well as her struggle with being a Latin woman who did not speak Spanish. ... Barrientos felt that in order to be proud of her Latin heritage, she needed to speak Spanish. ... She learned in her mid-twenties that being a proud Latin American meant a lot of things as there were many Latin cultures all united by the same language. ... She wanted her audience to see the struggle she went through growing up as a Latin woman in the United States and to see ...
- Word Count: 700
- Approx Pages: 3
- Grade Level: High School