Editor’s note: This is a response to a Vivia Chen column titled “Who Is Hispanic?“
I don’t mean to be harsh, but from the outset I have to say that the idea that your problem with writing about Hispanic challenges in the legal profession is due to our diversity is, frankly, an easy cop-out. Has the diversity of being black (West Indian, African or African American) or Asian (Chinese, Korean, Taiwanese, etc.) or East Asian (Indonesian, Indian, etc.) ever prevented you from commenting on their issues? No, nor should it. To quote an unnamed recruiter who in their ignorance told you it is a “matter of skin color” which makes commenting difficult for you, do the different shades of black or Asian skin also have the same effect on your writing? No, nor should they.
