I bought this book on pre-order off the name alone. You sound like a white girl is something I grew up hearing from family and something that made me a lot more palatable once I moved into more white dominant spaces, but it was something I always hated because I felt like it made me less Latina. As an adult, I realized being palatable is bull shit and that’s literally the whole purpose of this dope, little book. 

I appreciate this book for teaching me. Teaching me a history that I would have never learned in school (because we know that shit is whitewashed to hell) or from my family (because it’s not our story to tell, but impacts us nonetheless). I appreciate this book for truly opening my eyes to the Indigenous erasure not only in our history, but in our countries and in the way we talk about ourselves and our families. It’s made me continue to take a critical look at things I heard growing up and sparked memories that I had long forgotten. 

I’m rambling at this point but I think this is such an dope read. Great blend of history, but also a deeply personal narrative as well, and there are so maybe gems throughout that it’d be silly lot to read.