Want a chance to be featured like Santos? @st.valenciagas • You are amazing! Thank you for being so active for the mixed community! We love you! We appreciate you! Your mix is beautiful 💜 • • #PuertoRican & #Ecuadorian. • • My mom was born in Quito Ecuador and my father is a Puerto Rican born in Jersey. Growing up as #Latino it was very very confusing. It wasn’t until I was about 13 that I realized my identity wasn’t just Latino. I was also a #mixedchild. My dad is what some people from the Latin Community might refer to as a #Mulatto. This means that he is of #Black and #White mix. The black portion comes from slaves that were brought from West Africa to the #Caribbean to numerous islands including Puerto Rico. The white portion comes from #Spanish/ #Portuguese Heritage. My mom on the other hand is referred to as a #Mestizo. This means that she is of #European and #Indigenous decent. Being a Latino can be so confusing when your mixed with so many different things. As I was growing up I saw that some people in my family were black and some were white. Some were indigenous and some had all three. Because society mostly depicts Latinos as their own separate group. I want the world to know that yes, I am Latino but i’m still mixed. Being mixed allows me to dive into my roots and enjoy all the beautiful things that make me who I am. Im Latino but I also descend from the #Taino Tribe of the Caribbean. I’m Latino but I also descend from the #Yoruban people of Nigeria. I’m Latino but I also claim heritage to Spain and Portugal. It’s important for me to always know myself and where my people come from. It’s not about saying ONLY it’s about saying ALSO. I’m mixed and proud. No one can take that away from me. I identify as a #gay #nonbinary individual. I will be attending college in the fall where I want to study political science and history. I want to delve more into my roots and understand all my cultures and I want to work with the government to raise awareness for the mixed community. I want it to where Latinos don’t have to be so divided from any other person. I want a more accepting world... 🌈🌎 #mixedboys https://www.instagram.com/p/Byf2qghFpOo/?igshid=u1juju7t8s0b
