{
  "id": 14463667,
  "title": "I never thought of myself as Hispanic. Then I moved to the US",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/i-never-thought-of-myself-as-hispanic-then-i-moved-to-the-us",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T14:00:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mexico News Daily",
    "slug": "mexico-news-daily",
    "url": "https://mexiconewsdaily.com/opinion/never-thought-myself-hispanic-before-moved-us/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "I never thought of myself as Hispanic until I moved to the United States. A recent Pew Research Center analysis examined who qualifies as Hispanic, revealing that for many Mexicans, the answer only appears after crossing the border, often shouted by strangers. My mother and I were having a conversation in Spanish when a woman, upset, called me \"f—ing South American.\" I corrected her by saying \"North American,\" but I understood that she was referring to my culture, not my exact origin. I am Mexican, but I am also North American, Latin American, and chilanga from Mexico City. My identity as Hispanic only became apparent once I crossed the border.",
  "summary": "Categories of race and class may be social constructs, but how others see you affects how you see yourself, writes María Meléndez. The post I never thought of myself as Hispanic. Then I moved to the US appeared first on Mexico News Daily",
  "key_points": [
    "Woman called speaker \"f--ing South American\"",
    "Speaker corrected, clarifying \"North American\"",
    "Speaker identifies as Mexican, North American, Latin American, and chilanga"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}