I am a fourteen-year-old girl with bad spelling and a messy room. If it helps any, I will tell you I have always felt funny using chopsticks and my favorite food is hot dogs. Read the excerpt from “

I am a fourteen-year-old girl with bad spelling and a messy room. If it helps any, I will tell you I have always felt funny using chopsticks and my favorite food is hot dogs. Read the excerpt from “Mericans.” Micaela, you may wait outside with Alfredito and Enrique. The awful grandmother says it all in Spanish, which I understand when I’m paying attention. “What?” I say, though it’s neither proper not polite. Which idea is true of the speakers in both excerpts? They feel more connected to American culture than their ancestors’ culture. They wish they were American nationals rather than foreigners. They feel more connected to their ancestors’ culture than American culture. They are bilingual and move easily from one culture to another