When I sought admission to graduate schools, when I applied for fellowships and summer study grants, when I needed a teaching assistantship, my Spanish surname or the dark mark in the space indicating my race-‘check one'-nearly always got me whatever I asked for. (Richard Rodriguez)

When I sought admission to graduate schools, when I applied for fellowships and summer study grants, when I needed a teaching assistantship, my Spanish surname or the dark mark in the space indicating my race-‘check one'-nearly always got me whatever I asked for.

Richard Rodriguez

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