It’s highly common in latino families. We are taught to assimilate. Marry white means success. If you act good enough you will be accepted as one of the white people. A lot of Gen X and Millennials were never taught how to speak spanish. Many latinos claim to be more Spaniard then south American. That’s why a lot of latinos pull the ladder up when they become successful. They think they “made it” and are accepted among white people.
It’s highly common in latino families. We are taught to assimilate. Marry white means success. If you act good enough you will be accepted as one of the white people. A lot of Gen X and Millennials were never taught how to speak spanish. Many latinos claim to be more Spaniard then south American. That’s why a lot of latinos pull the ladder up when they become successful. They think they “made it” and are accepted among white people.