Summary Of Blaxicans And Other Reinvented Americans By Richard Rodriguez

In his essay ”Blaxicans and other reinvented Americans” Richard Rodriguez supports his main claim that identity is a choice by providing an anecdote that exemplifies his argument.Richard Rodriguez was in San Diego for a convention of mixed race children. He came across a girl that had, “ a Mexican mother and an African father “The girl said [that she was] ‘Blaxican'.By reinventing language, she is reinventing America. (line 187-189).” This anecdote supports Richard Rodriguez claim by showing how everyone can choose their own identity, and not have to choose from what they're born with.The girl had the option to call herself Mexican or African but decide to call herself Blaxican. By calling herself ‘Blaxican’ she is proving Richard Rodriguez’s