Why Is Blond Hair Rare Among Hispanic Children?

Santiago — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 21:14:11 +0000

Over a decade ago when I used to live in El Paso, Texas I went to an elementary school that was like 95% Hispanic and I was the only kid in the entire school that has blond hair. But if you pass by any elementary school that is predominantly WASP, blond haired children are a dime a dozen.

Latino Politicians, Intellectuals and Community Leaders Abandoning California Farmworker Children

Santiago — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 18:51:11 +0000

Let’s imagine your parents are farmworkers and speak only Spanish. All you hear at home is Spanish. Your friend’s parents are farmworkers too so they all speak Spanish. And with your friends you speak Spanish. At church the padre or minister conducts the service in Spanish. You go to any store in ‘Mexicano’ downtown Watsonville or East Salinas and they all speak Spanish too. But as a parent you don’t worry about your kid speaking English.

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Why Is Blond Hair Rare Among Hispanic Children?

Latino Politicians, Intellectuals and Community Leaders Abandoning California Farmworker Children