English, 28.09.2020 08:01 lekaje2375

How does the speaker's use of Spanish names for food most affect the tone and meaning of this excerpt?
Read the excerpt from Justice Sotomayor's speech "A
Latina Judge's Voice
For me, a very special part of my being Latina is the
mucho pilaitas de arroz, gandtes y pernice, beans
and pork--that I have eaten at countless family holidays
and special events. My Latina identity also includes,
because of my particularly adventurous taste buds,
morcilla, pig intestines: patitas de cerdo con garbanza,
pigs feet with beans, and la lengua y orejas de
Charito, pigs tongue and ears. I bet the Mexican
Americans in this room are thinking that Puerto Ricans
have unusual food tastes. Some of us, ke me, do
It shows her strong connection to her heritage
I demonstrates how unusual Puerto Rican food is.
texemplifies a frustration with the United States.
It deliberately excludes non-Spanish speakers.

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