The passage, written by Pat Mora, suggests that young women growing up in the United States are falling victim to an identity crisis. Young female minorities, in particular, are feeling ashamed of their cultural background, and are constantly searching for ways to adjust to American culture. Mora blames the media for painting a distorted image of the idealistic woman. Ideals that boast, “beautiful is being thin,” and hints quietly that what they have does not …showed first 75 words of 914 total…

…showed last 75 words of 914 total…Nobody wants to keep their original names anymore; they all want American ones. Children are growing up on television sitcoms and idolizing everything advertised. Even the parents give their children two names, one of their own nationality, and an American one. By doing so, this is sending a message to the child that it’s okay to conform. The cultural these children are identifying with won’t be of their own, but of America’s.