Richard Rodriguez Quote

When I sought admission to graduate schools, when I applied for fellowships and summer study grants, when I needed a teaching assistantship, my Spanish surname or the dark mark in the space indicating my race—'check one'—nearly always got me whatever I asked for.


Hunger of Memory: The Education of Richard Rodriguez (1982)


When I sought admission to graduate schools, when I applied for fellowships and summer study grants, when I needed a teaching assistantship, my...

When I sought admission to graduate schools, when I applied for fellowships and summer study grants, when I needed a teaching assistantship, my...

When I sought admission to graduate schools, when I applied for fellowships and summer study grants, when I needed a teaching assistantship, my...

When I sought admission to graduate schools, when I applied for fellowships and summer study grants, when I needed a teaching assistantship, my...