Richard Rodriguez On Individual Identity

Lastly, individual identity is developed by accepting different races. Rodriguez believes that he is Chinese because he lives in a city that is full of them, “I think I am Chinese” (Rodriguez). He is also acknowledging the fact that he can be Chinese for the main reasons that he lives with them, eats the same food, and have adepts their way of living. Rodriguez’s identity is built in a way that he can fit in any race not because of his appearance, but because he has an open mindset about races. Whereas, all the black people cannot accept or change how they think about the whites or themselves because even if they can, they can’t be the white people. So, their individual identity is not strong; no side is accepting each other’s race. For instance,