In the words of Abraham Quintanilla, "Being Mexican American is tough. Anglos jump all over you if you don’t speak English perfectly, and Mexicans jump all over you if you don’t speak Spanish perfectly. We got to be twice as perfect as anybody else. We got to prove to the Mexicans how Mexican we are and we have to prove to the Americans how American we are. We got to be more Mexican than the Mexicans and more American than the Americans, both at the same time. It’s exhausting! Man, Nobody knows how tough it is to be Mexican American.” (This applies to everyone, not just of Mexican heritage, that try to represent all aspects of their cultures)

My parents are Chinese and I was born and raised in Mexico, big choque cultural there

In my childhood, I rejected my culture and wanted to be white. Now I’m embarrassed about that stage and I embrace all of it.

I can't tell y'all how much I relate

I love for Eli that instead of putting a Puerto Rican flag they just put a picture of Marc Anthony 😂😂😂

“Do I roll my R’s more? Do I walk around my 23andMe score?” 😂

i'm vietnamese-american, and i never feel "vietnamese" enough or "american" enough. there's this weird "in-between", "i don't really fit in anywhere and no one really accepts me" vibe, especially being the child of immigrants in a country where you aren't the dominant group. i am learning to love myself and everything that i am (both vietnamese and american, even if people think i am only one or the other). thank you for this video; it's really uplifting and the message is awesome!

Relatable, however, more importantly, where'd Norberto get that charmander shirt.

I’ve always felt that I wasn’t Latina enough from never learning Spanish and being second generation in the US. I’ve been constantly called gringa and “too white” that people wouldn’t believe me when I say I’m Colombian and Honduran. However, I’ve learned that I grew up to the same customs as many of my Latin friends. Ok thank you for coming to my TED talk.

eating a concha and drinking a cafe while watching this :)

MeeeeeEEEEEEEE!!!!! Just because I can’t speak Spanish very well doesn’t mean I’m not proud of my culture and I can’t embrace it. I LOVE being Mexican and no one can take that away from me.

Ser latino es mucho más que comer plátano, bailar salsa o hablar español. Ser latino es tener una historia compartida, principios que nos unen y la experiencia de lo que es finalmente vivir y crecer en esta región. Aquí solo caricaturizan lo que es ser latino.

I want papitas fritas now 🍟.

The non-acceptance from our own latin people hurts the Most!!! When a Dominican tells me i’m not Dominican enough porque this, this and that...Ouch! It is a sharp injury to the self-ego. That’s when strong family & friends come in, to help strengthen the foundation of who you are, was, and always will be! Yo ❤️🇩🇴

A struggle of not feeling Latino enough? Not understanding to the Turbo Tax ad before this video cause I don’t know Spanish.

i no longer care about others opinions about me. To white people I will never American, and to Mexican people i'm just a pocha. I am who I am. I'm proud of my genetics, how i look, and where I come from. I dont speak spanish and i dont give a damn. When i learn its because i feel it with all my heart to learn. I love mexican food, i love the music, and my boyfriend is even a mexican citizen now since he applied for it a few weeks ago. I know im not a real mexican but my blood and lineage says otherwise. My grandparents were born in Mexico and im so proud of them for making a living and building a life in a different country.

I get the same thing being african and living in america. I'm black enough cause of the way I grew up and I'm not african enough because I can't speak perfect French.

Let's start with the real problem here: the latino stereotype. We're not all the same, not every country is the same to each other, but they build the whole latin spectrum. Take Chile and Cuba for example. One is an island where most "latino" stereotypes could be condensed (playa, brisa y mar) and the other is a country with huge industrialized cities, mountains, snow, deserts, you name it. The problem. Is reducing our "latinidad" with the island stereotype, which is the one that is super inforced in this channel. So in a way, trying to recover your "latinidad" by only exploring this aspect of latin america is the same kind of attack you feel when ignorant people tell you you're not Latino enough. By that logic, things like rock en Español aren't latino, and it's one huge thing that identifies generation x and even millennial latinos. Imagine a world without Caifanes, Soda Stereo, Aterciopelados, Duncan Dhu, Enanitos Verdes. They are super fucking latino, but have they ever been mentioned in this channel? No, let's talk about Vicente Fernandez. Your vision of latino is as skewed as the people who criticize you. Expand the meaning and let those people know that not being tanned or liking salsa doesn't make you any less latino. Please let's get over the latinl stereotype.

Wow thanks for this. I'm Domican born in the US, my mother is dark skin and my father was light skinned, I get questioned as to what I am ALL the time. It's gotten to the point where one time in high school I was asked if I was from England. 🤔 The one thing I love and have fun with is when I'm speaking English some assume than I'm African-American and when I start to speak Spanish the look on their faces is awesome!! 😂😂 The sad ☹ thing about that is that I get the looks of you're not supposed to be able to speak English and/or Spanish so well. Then come the questions what are you, where are you from? My response is always I'm Dominican. 🇩🇴❤

I feel the sameeeeee.... pero ke la gente se vaya a la chingada 💁🏻‍♂️

LET 👏🏾THEM 👏🏾KNOW!! Being first generation Honduran this is the story of my life 🙄 “ So... both of your parents are black?!” “You don’t LOOK Latina” 😑

As someone born and raise in the Dominican Republic, I can tell you all are 100% latinos no matter what. ♥

Omg! YAAAASSSS 👏👏👏👏 Latinos come in all colors shapes backgrounds and that's what makes us so freaking awesome! Support each other be there for each other and teach in a loving way to each other. I'm Latino and white and I own and am damn proud of being a Latino. That's something NO ONE can take away from me. We are a strong and loving culture and I LOOOOVE my Latinoness! Even if I dont hablo espanol very well. Lol

❤️LOVE❤️ 👏🏾 THIS 👏🏾 VIDEO!!! WE 👏🏾 ARE 👏🏾 ENOUGH!!!❤️❤️❤️

“YOU DONT KNOW SPANISH??!!!” Was literally my life growing up.

This 🙌🏾 I am too DARK to be Mexican. I don’t drink cafecito y mi español no es perfecto pero, like, I’m happy to be Mexican. MUY orgullosa ❤️❤️❤️

When I worked for sephora, someone said our team wasn't diverse enough because I'm only half mexican so I "dont count". A girl I know who is full blooded mexican, always makes sure to tell everyone who's talking to me "shes HALF mexican". I'm very fair as well with light brown hair so every since I was 12 I'd dye my hair black to look more like my mother so people would BELIEVE me. This is so freaking real. BESITOS A PERO LIKE❤❤❤❤

The struggle is real. Still have a long way to go in just loving and accepting myself for who I am. This video means a lot. Thank you❤️

Okay so this hits hella close to home. My mom and grandparents immigrated here from Mexico when my mom was a kid and I’m the first generation born in the U.S. But here’s the catch, my mom married a Spaniard/Irish man. I look just like my dad (blonde hair, Emerald eyes y todo) but I have my own primos and tias always telling me I’m not their real family. And I have my white family treating my mom, sisters and I like we’re trash. Idk man this video just hit close to home because as a biracial I get from both sides that I don’t belong in either group.

i relate to this so much. Being mexican and even growing up in a mexican community in America i was always either too mexican for some people while too white for others. like isn't that what being multicultural is? shouldn't t it be praised not criticized? having knowledge of two languages and cultures

It only makes sense that someone would be "so American" or considered "whitewashed" if they grew up in the U.S. where the mainstream culture is based on White/Anglo-Saxon traditions, speaking English, etc. AND THAT'S OKAY! I don't agree with people who think that being "so white" or "so American" is a bad thing or somehow makes them a "sell out". I would say yes, if you don't do a lot of the things that are representative of Latin American culture (speaking Spanish, family-oriented culture, food, way of thinking, etc.) then yes, culturally you are not as Latino as somebody who does all those things. And there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. You can be as white or Latino or a mix as you want and it's all good! Having Latino ancestry and practicing the culture are two different things that aren't always done together. I can't refute someone's Latino ancestry, but the way they act culturally can definitely be non-Latino, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. The society you grow up in has a very large influence in who you become, and it's okay if that society is different from the one where your parents or ancestors grew up in. There's absolutely nothing wrong with being or not being Latino enough

i feel the most alive when Curly calls us his papitas fritas

i could not relate so fast😂😊

I feel this struggle so much. When speaking with others, it's often easier to just identify myself as African-American; but in reality, I also have indigenous roots native to South America (Venezuela and Guyana); so, I'm like really confused about this and whether or not I would consider myself Afro-Latina. I deep down feel as if I should claim my that part of my heritage, but I don't want to seem like I'm appropriating culture, even though I really want to explore and get to know that part of my heritage.

This hit home. I'm half Mexican and half White. I don't really speak Spanish and I've been told sooo many times that I'm not really Mexican because I don't know Spanish. I embrace both sides and it doesn't bother me as much now that I'm older but it was horrible when I was in school.

I can relate so much!! I love perolike for bringing this to light 💡

Wow I can personal relate to what they said. Love you guys💕

I am half-Bolivian half-Jewish American. I am always seen as non-latina even though I'm completely fluent in Spanish.

Can SO relate!! Love this! We should def be validating each other more!!

That video was so soft and sweet and it's amazing all this good energy they give out

I’m half spanish half Mexican and I was born in Spain and I’ve lived here all my life. Obviously Spanish is my first language so I was lucky in that sense but I’ve never felt Mexican enough. It’s hard to embrace your own culture when everyone tells you “you don’t look Mexican” or “well but you were born here so...” pues perdona que no lleve un sombrero y un poncho, pendejo 😓 don’t ever let anyone decide if your culture belongs to you or if it doesn’t, it is yours!! Thank you for this positive message 💖

I was adopted at 2 by a family who knows zero Spanish and a kid at school told me I'm a bad Latina because I don't know Spanish. Look, it's hard to remember a language you could barely speak at 2 and then being taught a language you would mostly use in your country. America has Spanish speakers too, but English is what I was taught to use all the time. I'm learning it, I'm going to minor in it, and I plan on sticking with it for as long as I live

I'm happy you put this out there. I feel it. I'm Honduran but born in Cleveland and don't speak Spanish. It's been tough especially because I'm "not Latino enough" because I don't speak Spanish but had to fight a lot because I was also out as gay really young so they made me feel like I wasn't part of that community for two reasons

I low key needed this video 😭💙

Lol...I know this feeling exactly...I've been living in Mexico for 12 years and I still don't feel latino/Mexican enough. It's gotten better since I learned more Spanish, but people still know I wasn't born nor raised here.

I love pero like

I love how y'all do vids like this and Curly is always at the ending, saying something (I assume???) to be cute. ♥️ I'm Filipino, but I appreciate Latin culture so much, because it hits a little closer to what I grew up with, and this representation in media is SO 👏 FLIPPIN' 👏 IMPORTANT!!! Ok thaz it bye spread luv ✨

This is just what I needed, thank you Pero Like love you guys!

This is so true! I’m half Mexican and half American. I love my culture and I’m learning Spanish. I know Mexicans that don’t even speak Spanish! But I’m not Mexican enough. 🙄🙄🙄

Lmao love how they show Marc Anthony in place of the Puerto Rican flag 😂 The great thing about that is that Marc Anthony is one of the most well-known faces of Puerto Rico, even though he was born and raised in New York (like me!) I definitely struggle with not feeling Puerto Rican enough because I wasn’t born on the island. My parents were born in the states and spent a large part of their childhood in PR because their parents (my grandparents) left PR in search of new opportunities in the states and then found themselves wanting to go back at some point. I feel like I always have to justify my Puerto Rican-ness by saying that I spent many of my summers and holidays as a child in Puerto Rico, that I was raised on arroz con habichuelas, and I learned English and Spanish simultaneously. No one knows just how PROUD I am of my roots, how much I try to learn more about my culture all the time, how I actually learned salsa to get closer to my roots... But it will never be enough for some of my people. I’m tired of trying to prove myself. I don’t care what anyone thinks, I am 100% Puerto Rican. “No nací en Puerto Rico; Puerto Rico nació en mi” 🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷 🇵🇷

Growing up in West Texas around all of my Tios and Tias who spoke Spanish all day everyday, you would think that I would pick up the language.. but when I was young, my abuelos would encourage me only to speak English because they didn’t want me to be discriminated against the way they were when they were younger. So I never learned, then I went to college at the University of Texas at El Paso where other students (who would cross everyday or just spoke Spanish on a daily) would give me a hard time for not speaking Spanish.. I get that feeling of not being one or the other, and I hope I can be like you all and own who I am.

I was born in Uruguay but raised in the US so I don't speak Spanish very well. Half indigenous (Taíno, Aztec, Inuit, etc) and half Jewish & European. I tried to fit so many different parts of my identity and it took me awhile but I realized (like many of us mixed kids do eventually) people will criticize you no matter what you do or don't do. The important part is that YOU know who you are and claim it with pride. Your ancestors are still proud of you. You are their every prayer come true ❤ ❤ ❤

The struggle of being someone of Latin descent when all the immigrant Cuban/Panamanians in my family died before I was born and therefore never got to introduce me to the culture and language is so real. It's crazy to have to learn an entire language and ethnic background with very few people to help. Which is why I love Pero Like, for putting aspects of that cult out where we can see them!

*Thank you. Love being apart of LITERALLY the most diverse ethnic group on the planet. We have the power to literally end racism. We Latinos range from Afro-Latinos, to Asian Latinos and to blonde hair and blue eyed. I love it. 💕* People from Portugal speak... Portuguese ... doesn’t make them less Latino 😂 cmon ppl

As someone who has struggled with this for a very long time having a video with other people sharing a similar feeling of not feeling Latino enough is really helpful. I literally had people think I was lying for attention. "But you're so white" "but you don't speak Spanish" "but you don't like *random stereotype*" I'm finally at a point in who I am as a person that I am learning more and embracing my culture more because I want to and because I love this part of who I am and not to try and fit into some ridiculous stereotype that is expected of me.

You guys are all awesome

As a European, I do not understand that American mentality that push people to identificate with your parents’s country of origin rather than your actual nation where you are born, have the nationality, speak the language and vote for’.. from my non-USA point of view, none of yourselves are really latin-American (sorry if it bother you, that is not the intention). Your are typical Americans to me, who just happen to have ancestors from various latin American countries, like others have ancestors from Ireland, Germany or China... you are all Americans. The weird thing is that when we see people claiming all time long how much « latino » they are on internet and various medias, it is usually people from the USA (a non-latin country). People who are really from actual latin countries, whatver in Europe or in the Americas, usually do not spend their time to claim a « latin identity ». For them, latinity is a linguistic-cultural question (romance languages and cultures) that has nothing to do with either a unique culture, a specific geographical location or even less a « racial » identity...

Being in high school and being half Hispanic is extremely hard. My school is mostly white, and they all think I am too, simply because I don't speak Spanish fluently and I have very pale skin. Nobody believes me when I say my dad is Hispanic and born in Mexico... I just hope that people can see that everyone looks different and that not all people of Hispanic heritage need to speak perfect Spanish or have tan skin...because everyone is BEAUTIFUL 💕💕

Tlazocamati for this video!! needed this today

Oh wow! He was raised in Northwest Indiana?! So was I! In Gary, IN to be exact! How cool is that?!

This is the funniest thing on KZfaq and greetings from Mexico 🇲🇽💯

As a Japanese-Puerto Rican American who speaks Spanglish, let me tell you that I felt THIS!! I always grew up never feeling enough for the Asians, for the Latinxs, for the Americans and it always felt like I needed to prove myself to everyone. Thank god im more confident and comfortable in all my cultures and am learning how to educate others that every Latinx has a different Latinx experience. 😤

I love this so much. Thank you for this.

I'm half domincan, half Cuban. I can totally can relate to this vid. In high school I got a lot of crap from the Dominican girls at my school who always criticized me, my Spanish didn't sound like theirs or I didn't speak enough Spanish at all and so on. I've had many more experiences like that since then but the one that hurt the most happened recently, when i went to Cuba for the first time with my Dad. It was a lifelong dream to visit Cuba with my father who hadnt been back in 55 years. I felt such a connection to the people and the island. But one day, while we were walking around browsing in a market place, a market place peddler asked me what country I was from. When I told him the United States, he asked if I was Puerto Rican. I answered no, I'm Cuban and Dominican American. He said no, you're born to Cuban and Dominican parents but you are not Cuban and Dominican. I will admit hearing those words made my blood start to simmer a bit. But taking a breath, and trying to find the right words to help him understand what we American born Cubans and Dominicans feel, I responded with this, "Una palma plantada en diferentes tierra sigue siendo una Palma? "Claro," He answered. "Entonces un Cubano plantado en otro país sigue siendo un Cubano. La tierra en la que estamos plantados no determina quiénes somos, son nuestras raíces las que lo hacen." He stood silent, but I could see he understood. This palm tree is proud and grateful to have been planted in American soil, but my roots are what make me who I am. Cubana y Dominicana hasta la muerte! 🇨🇺🇩🇴❤️

Yes!!! Im always assumed to middle eastern and then when people found out I’m Hispanic they immediately jump into full conversations in Spanish and I’m just 🤷🏽‍♀️ serious shade

Just because your parents are Latino, and you were born in a certain place, does not mean you're a "textbook"Latino culture-wise. So I can understand where others can say you're "whitewashed", because, no matter what you say, if you didn't actually experience and live through the culture, there will be things you won't do or that you won't understand, that may be huge culturally. That said, you ARE STILL Latinos, and you are allowed to have your own experience outside of the community you were born into. What's up with shaming others? WE ARE ALL LATINOS, let's love and support each other

I can certainly relate to what he said beginning at @ 2:34. I've gone through that all my life. It's sickening! I am what I am- a New York born Puerto Rican, aka- a Newyorican, and I'm proud of that. I grew up with both cultures and I feel that I am all the more enriched by it. . . And YES- I happen to enjoy plantains (and many Puerto Rican dishes), but even if I didn't- I'm still Puerto Rican. Thanks for calling attention to this issue.

so damn relatable! they are always bringing me down for not speaking fluent spanish instead of encouraging me to learn ...

I really appreciate this video! I'm African American, and at the time I was dating a Venezuelan man. I remember when we were setting up an appointment with a Chevy dealer who was Mexican from Texas. He didn't speak Spanish and my boyfriend made such as big deal! "How are you Mexican and you don't speak Spainish?! How?! Like pipe down. I really had to explain to him how everyone has their own stories to why the didn't or did learn Spanish and if they don't it doesn't make them any less Latino. And of course he had to end the conversation with "Bueno mis hijos sabran espanol." Instead of just saying sorry to the poor guy!

Honestly who is telling Curly he ain’t latino enough? Whoever is needs to check themselves

Y’all took the words right out of my mouth

Relate so hard. Growing up I didn’t think I was Mexican enough not knowing Spanish or cared about soccer 😝 not till I got older did I realize how much Mexican culture had influenced me despite what other people way Mexicans ‘should be’. But honestly it was my peers that made it the most difficult. Kinda like Kirby when he talked about giving back the ‘Latino card’ 🙄 thanks for the support fam

Curly that cheese does smell disgusting but it taste sooooooooooooo good

The struggle is real

Ahhh wish this video would've been published last week!:O I work at a predominately white higher education institution (46% white) and am part of a latina affinity group on campus (around 20% latinx) Our affinity group is a group for all Latina staff, students and faculty to talk about our own unique ethnic identity and culture. And this was literally our topic of conversation aha we love your videos! Thank you for all you do:D

This is an awesome video, I get told all the time that I’m not Mexican or Native American enough..it sucks. But it’s nice to know I’m not alone. Thank you peeps!

Soy cubana y vivo en Alemania. Siempre cuando me voy pa Cuba a ver mi familia, los vecinos me llaman rusa y se ríen de mí cuando hago algo típico alemán, como quitarme los zapatos cuando entro a una casa. Ellos no piensan que soy una cubana o latina de verdad pero a mí no me importa ni pinga. I do not feel like I have to proof my "Latinaness" to anyone. Be proud of who you are and do not let your family put you under pressure. Latinos sometimes can be offending but that is not because they are rude, but because Latin humour is not the same as "Western" humour lol

JAJAJAJAJ, I’m pragmatic, Que diga, que?

My Mom’s from República Dominicana my biological father is from Puerto Rico. I was born and raised in Washington D.C. I’m also the first one of all my cousins to be born in America. Needless to say I was always the gringo in the family.

This is crazy relatable. I moved here when i was 3 so i picked up English reeaaalllyyy quick and bc of school, talking English become easier than talking Spanish. Also i don't tend to lean towards some traditional Latin foods so everybody is always soooo surprised when i answer in English or when i say I've never had mofongo. Like just bc my Spanish is a little broken and I'd rather eat a burger over most plantain dishes doesn't mean I'm a gringa or too American. At least it shouldn't

Problemitas de niños del primer mundo...que ternura, debe ser super difícil ser ustedes weón, las cagó.

Everyone says “oh you aren’t Latina enough because I can’t dance” that’s literally it, Bc I can’t dance 😭

bro i’m puerto rican and ecuadorian and ppl in my school think i’m white and it makes me feel so disconnected from where i’m from . and i can’t even defend myself bc my parents never rly taught me spanish or how to dance and never feel fully latino and it’s so heart breaking to me bc i want to be proud of who i am

I think it’s all about where you grow up too. I was born in Inwood but moved to Norwood in the BX. Then when I was 3 my family moved to Harlem. My Dominican accent is there but not really but when you go to Washington Heights, those kids sound like they grew up in the DR. I wanna have the accent so bad! I love it!

That Dominicano is cute af

Here before the thousands of views!!

Love this one!!!! I am 3rd generation American on my moms side, 2nd generation on my dads side. But it was extremely important to my grandparents that we only speak English because they didn’t want us to experience the racism that they felt. my grandfather experienced the same segregation that African-Americans experienced not being able to use certain restrooms or drink from certain water fountains and he did not want us to experience any of that. Fast forward 30 years and I experience so much backlash from Latinos who are first generation. They make fun of my Spanglish and over all whiteness 🤦🏻‍♀️ I’m perfectly content not speaking Spanish but feel guilty as if I should be ashamed. ♥️

Omg I have a friend that grew up in the US but she is Mexican and when she was 13 she moved back to Mexico and she was sooo ashamed of being Mexican... I hope she is not ashamed any more

I’m so glad I’m not alone in feeing this. It makes me so angry when people say things like this. I am half Mexican half Caucasian. And like for some reason we always half to be more on or the other, like why can’t I be both. I know the history so well and I love it and celebrate both side but for some reason when I say I’m half Mexican or Latin they’re like no you’re not you’re white and that’s it but goodness. Idk sorry small rant.

The whole fact that I can't speak Spanish tortures me and I'm learning Spanish in Spanish 2 honors in school LIKE LISTEN IM TRYING OK I AM REAL BORICUA IM 100% oKAy?!

i relate too much to this. i grew up in a city primarily close to east la. im a first generation salvadoran american from both my parents side, but my neighborhood was primarily mexican. i would get so much shit from people for being salvadoran and how i would speak spanish and would constantly tell me i didn't know how to speak spanish. i think a lot of people fail to realize that spanish around latin america is spoken differently in some cultures or pronunciation is also different with accents and whatnot. luckily, i never let it get to me bc salvadoran culture is so lovely and my mom makes the best pupusas ever so it's their loss lmao.

I remember growing up not speaking to much spanish! Always embraced my culture, the music, the food and everything! All my friends was spanish! Hung out with a lot of them, but always felt like I was left out cus I didn’t speak to much! Years later I am happy I learned and understood the importance of my culture and have slowly adapted to it and wanting to embrace and learn more! Soy un puertorriqueño negro pero, siempre se confunde con ser dominicano! pero amo a mis dominicanos de la misma manera que amo a mis puertorriqueños

I like the Charmander shirt!! Its SO cute and would explain why he's so HOT!!

From being in Mexico I learned to Mexicans gringo doesn’t mean white it means American 😂😂 I’m cool with that

Love this video! Definitely can relate. I’m half Native American and Dominican. I know enough Spanish to get by sometimes but one day I do want to become fluent. It’s so frustrating being called a “fake Dominican” just becuz I don’t speak Spanish or have that Dominican accent 🥺🙃

Aww, this made me cry, hit home

If you are from USA you are North American. You are not latín, you don’t speak our language, and even if you speak it you are not from Latin America or any other country in Europe that speaks a Latin language. That’s the reality.

Bro I relate so much because I have blond hair and everyone says oh ur a white girl I literally died my hair 😔 cuz of the hate

I love this group so much! I identify with not being Latino enough because I look white. My brothers all look different. I speak Spanish fluently. And I get praise and then I get people looking at me like I’m stuck up. I can’t win either! Keep up the great work!!!

Hey Colocho (Curly) !!!! You are the Best man your abuelita Is awesome. Where is your Grammy from? El Salvador is amazing If ya come done here let me know.