"Blaxican" is a term for peoples who identify to be of both African and Mexican descent (Afro-Mexican).
These people trace their roots to both the continent of Africa and to the Latin country of Mexico. Often times these people originate on the West coast of the United States (especially to the states of California, Texas, Arkansas, etc.) where people of African origin and Mexican origin live in close proximity to one another and choose to culturally intermix.
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YES because they were basically forced to learn a whole new language to be understand'd.
These contradictory descriptions can be reconciled because they capture both sides of what Hester has become because of her experiences. She is seen as pure, warm, and tender, because she has turned her life around. She is pleased to have her daughter, she helps others in the community, and people have begun to see her as a better person.
She is also seen as cold, because she has to carry the burden of holding a secret (the identity of her husband), and cannot be with the man she wants to be with.
