Alvarez says that her family’s move to the United States and the struggle she had in finding her identity as a Dominican and an
American had a deep impact on her. Which passage from "Names/Nombres" shows this struggle in finding her identity as a Dominican and an American? By the time I was in high school, I was a popular kid, and it showed in my name.
It took a while to get used to my new names. I wondered if I shouldn't correct my teachers and new friends.
My older sister had the hardest time getting an American name for herself because Mauricia did not translate into English.
[A]nd I signed yearbooks with nicknames which recalled our high school good times: "Beans" and "Pepperoni" and "Alcatraz." We hugged and cried and promised to keep in touch.
<span>The
journals collected from the Long-Bell expeditions revealed information
about the geography, wildlife, and the precious metals of Oklahoma.
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