Assignment task: Please answer the following questions as related to article 23, The Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just a Girl Named Maria, in the primary text by Anderson and Collins, Race, Class + Gender:
Q1. How have cultural differences affected Cofer's experiences?
Q2. What forms of prejudice and discrimination did Cofer experience?
Q3. Explain how unrecognized cultural differences create stereotypes.
Q4. How does Cofer challenge the stereotypes and myths about Latinas?