Two Pieces of the Same Puzzle

By Vanessa Loera

Dos Piezas Del Mismo Rompecabezas

This piece is part of a series by the Global Vision Initiative titled “Lost in Translation”. To read more, please head to our Medium account or to our website here.

“American citizen…American citizen”

I was only four years old, but I remember vividly repeating those two words to myself as I sat in the back of a van just minutes away from crossing the Mexico/United States border. My whiteness already granting me a level of privilege as my white skin…