The Myth Of The Haitian Woman Analysis

Judith Ortiz Cofer and Ishmael Reed are the same as they have both been judged for their ethnicity. Being predisposed to racism and stereotypes just because the color of their skin. It his the thought that they have the similarity in their pre judgement because they have different American experiences. In The Myth Of The Latian Woman: I Just Met A Girl Named Maria Judith Ortiz Cofer States “ You can leave the island, master the English language, and travel as far as you can ,but if you are Latina …. the island travels with you”. This shows her view that your ethnicity is where you come from, who you are, and what you take with you when you leave place. That even though she has left the island she brings with her the thoughts of the island. That her being from the island this shapes her culture and everything she does. That no matter if shes own the Island , the U.S. , or London she is still a Latina or more specifically a Puerto Rican.
Her experience hasn't been an easy one. She was born in Porto Rico in 1952 and moved to the U.S. in 1956. She had to face stereotypes just because of her hispanic ethnicity. Puerto Rican people don't know how to dress because they would hear the word dress up and wear fancy dress and a lot of jewelry because that's what
In America; The Multinational Society states that America has come a long way in regards to race and treating people equally, but that is diminished by the way that we have treated other races throughout America's history in regards to slavery and segregation. That America has the potential to be the melting pot of the world where all cultures can meets at the crossroads, because “the world is here.” America can only achieve this if they start accepting different cultures and ethnicities for their differences instead of judging and stereotyping