Julissa Arce boldly challenges narrow notions of American identity ... Relevant...for anyone seeking to shed narrow notions of American identity in favor of something truer and more just.
[A] persuasive polemic ... She urges Latinx people to promote their own culture, history, and identities as fully American, and to support other communities of color in the fight for equality. This impassioned call for change rings true.
This is an important book that challenges the idea of American exceptionalism with equal parts passion, fury, intimacy, and ignored history. Arce celebrates the Mexican American immigrant experience in all its vibrancy and nuance while fearlessly naming the pain inflicted by American racism, ethnocentrism, and xenophobia ... An essential read to better understand America and its immigrant stories.
