Julissa Arce

author of “You Sound Like a White Girl: The Case for Rejecting Assimilation”

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Assimilation is not the key to belonging — that’s what Julissa Arce argues in her new book, “You Sound Like A White Girl: The Case for Rejecting Assimilation.”

'You sound like a white girl’ is double-edged sword for immigrants, says author

Assimilation is not the key to belonging — that’s what Julissa Arce argues in her new book, “You Sound Like A White Girl: The Case for Rejecting Assimilation.”

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