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Memoria Is A Friend Of Ours By Victor Villanueva Summary
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In Victor Villanueva’s piece, “Memoria is a Friend of Ours: On the Discourses of Color”, he explores through memory, stories, and thoughts his experiences of standing apart in the two cultures that make up his world: the one that he was born into and the one of his heritage. He finds it difficult to fit into either when he says, “I am assimilated. I am not” (264). He is an American citizen, but because of his skin color, he is treated like he does not belong. He feels connected to the culture of Puerto Rico but because he is not fully grounded in the culture, he feels inadequate when speaking the language or performing the dances. He finds it difficult to reconcile these two halves of his person, and it causes him
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