Where are you from? | Chican?sima: Latino politics, news and culture

By Teresa Puente, Wednesday at 4:22 pm

It happens almost every time I get in a cab.??Where are you from??

The Indian cab driver stares at me through the rear view mirror.??You look Indian,? he says.??Yeah, a lot of cabbies tell me that. I?m not from India,?? I say.??You don?t look like an American,? he says.

I let out a deep sigh. I really should ignore this guy. I?m not in the mood to put up with him. But it?s been a long day?I?m tired and irritable.

?Tell me sir. What does an American look like??

He pauses for a moment ?.and then he says it, ?Blonde hair and blue eyes.?

I get mad.

Continue reading my piece and see my multimedia essay for Chicago public radio WBEZ.

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