Comparing Okita's Poem And Cisneros
Both Okita's poem and Cisneros's short story show the cultural heritage and physical heritage and physical appearances do not determine what it means to be an American. They are American according to where they live, but the way they look they are either Mexican or Japanese. We cannot assume we know where someone is from based on their looks because most times, we’re wrong.
In the poem “Mericans,” it is about a Mexican girl who moves to America with her grandmother. Micaela’s grandmother does not like how she is becoming more American. Micaela only can understand what her grandmother is saying in Spanish if she is really concentrated. Micaela is stuck between and “Old World” and “New World.” The “Old World” being Mexico and the “New World”
In the poem “Mericans,” it is about a Mexican girl who moves to America with her grandmother. Micaela’s grandmother does not like how she is becoming more American. Micaela only can understand what her grandmother is saying in Spanish if she is really concentrated. Micaela is stuck between and “Old World” and “New World.” The “Old World” being Mexico and the “New World”