Francis Rodriguez Audio Clip 2

Francis Rodriguez Audio Clip 2

Latino Digital Mural Oral History Project

14 March, 2011

I can say that, yes. And a lot of people that I surround myself with now that are Latino leaders they were born in their given countries. So, I wasn’t born in Puerto Rico so – I don’t celebrate and brag about myself being Puerto Rican, I call myself a “New York-rican” because it’s – it’s a different upbringing totally. And I always worked hard at getting rid of my Brooklyn accent. That was one of m goals. I wanted to speak well. I wanted to not be labeled as, you know, this person with this thick accent who has – wants to be