Americans Say Quote by Ana Castillo

“this place doesn't look like my America”

— NoViolet Bulawayo

“‎I was born in the US and l have lived in Mexico since 1946. I believe that all these states of being have influenced…

— Elizabeth Catlett

“It's ironic that the same people who say Mexico is a great country say it's terrible when people have to live there.”

— Allan Wall

“In America when someone asks me my nationality, I can't just say American. I have to go back generations, elaborate on there in Europe…

— Bridget Asher

I was born in Honduras, that's where I was born. I live in California, where no matter what you say, you're Mexican. You understand…

— Carlos Mencia

“This is what we Mexicans do:we take what exists and we make it our own.”

— Stephanie Elizondo Griest

“No one here wants to admit it, but the United States is part of México’s problem. The United States is feeding the beast, man.…

— Cristina Henriquez

“Regardless of what others may tell you, you only need two Mexican-Americans for a Mexican standoff.”

— Alejandra Diaz Mattoni

I've always wanted to be able to say that I come from Los Angeles, California and feel quintessentially American - even if I said…

— Cheech Marin

“You live in El Paso, you’re a pocho, an Americanized Mexican, and no one can tell Pablo that it doesn’t change you. You shop…

— Don Winslow

“It was once said that this is the land of the free. There is, I believe, a statue out there in the harbor, with…

— Anthony Bourdain

“Yo no soy mexicano. Yo no soy gringo. Yo no soy chicano. No soy gringo en USA y mexicano en Mexico. Soy chicano en…

— Carlos Fuentes