Dennis: So, just for the record, what is your age and where you born. Dan: I’m 18 and I’ve lived in New Paltz my entire life. My father was born in Puerto Rico when he was real young so that makes me Latino, but I don’t really advertise the fact I’m Latino. I don’t fit the stereotype and people assume stupid *censored* when you tell them. Dennis: Do you come out of the closet to other Latinos?Dan: No. I feel weird because it’s almost like I’m not Latino enough to admit it. I’ll admit it if it’s someone else who doesn’t fit the stereotype. Dennis: How would you define a Latino stereotype?Dan: Gold chains. The guys, the girls, the real obvious Latino people all have ‘em. Dennis: All Latinos or just the people our age? Dan: Well not all the older people, I mean like young adults. It’s a college town so there’s less adults than there are kids. Dennis: Does your dad fit the stereotype? Dan: Not really. Not the physical stereotypes. A hot temper? Oh Yeah. You don’t want to be around when he’s pissed off. He had four kids so that’s less than the stereotype. That’s because my mom’s Italian, you know? She balances it out. Actually she makes it more uneven than balancing it. She can’t cook anything but Italian. So much of ethnicity is food because everyone has to eat. What do you think of when you hear the word Chinese? Dennis: I think I’m hungry but we’re focusing on the wrong culture here. What about your kids? How Latino do you think they’ll be? Dan: Not at all dude. It’s don’t think people should stress where they’re from if there really American. Maybe second generation kids, but I was born here and unless my ...